Acanthus spinosus L.
First published in Sp. Pl.: 639 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Europe to S. Türkiye. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Albania, Bulgaria, East Aegean Is., Greece, Italy, Kriti, Turkey, Yugoslavia
Introduced into:
Algeria, Great Britain
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Acanthus spinosissimus Pers. in Syn. Pl. 2: 179 (1806)
- Acanthus spinulosus Host in Fl. Austriaca 2: 217 (1831)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 2: 1-429. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
- Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
- Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1972). Flora Europaea 3: 1-370. Cambridge University Press.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 2: 1-429. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Sources
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Living Collection Database
- Common Names from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Living Collection https://www.kew.org/
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images