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This species has a native range of central and eastern Africa. Its odd species name comes from the Uele River in the Congo. KEW Gardens, London.
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Acanthus mollis L., syn.: Acanthus longifolius Poir.Bear's Breeches, Oyster Plant, DE: BrenklauSlo.: akant, deaDat.: April 26. 2016Lat.: 35.41896 Long.: 23.93851Code: Bot_951/2016_DSC9975Habitat: mountain ravine, north aspect, mostly in shade, skeletal ground, elevation 165 m (540 feet); average precipitations about 1.000 mm/year, average temperature about 10-12 deg C, Mediterranean phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil.Place: Botanic Park of Crete, south of Fournes, close to the road from Chania town to Omalos plateau, Northwest Crete, Greece EC.Comment: Acanthus mollis is a famous plant. Ancient Greek architects admired the plant and used the shape of their beautiful leaves as a motive in design of heads of the famous Corinthian columns, which are a key element in Greek ancient architecture admired for millennia.Indeed the attractive plant with large pinnately-lobed ground leaves and stout, over 1 m tall inflorescences, with individual whitish-pink-violet flowers of unusual shape up to 5 cm long and spiny bracts, makes a strong impression. No wonder; it is often used in horticulture in spite of the fact that is can be also an unpleasantly invasive species. It grows in the whole Mediterranean region. Ref.:(1) M. Blamey, C. Grey-Wilson, Wild Flowers of the Mediterranean, A & C Black, London (2005), p 420.(2) V. Papiomytoglou, Wildblumen aus Griechenland, Mediterraneo Editions, 2006, p18.(3) I. Schnfelder, P. Schnfelder, Kosmos Atlas Mittelmeer- und Kanarenflora, Kosmos, (2002), p 200.
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Sea holly
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Lim Chu Kang mangroves, Singapore.
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Martincito, Veraguas Province, Panama
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Sea holly at Khatib Bongsu area mangroves, Singapore.
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Acanthaceae (acanthus or ruellia family) »
Acanthus ilicifolius L. a-KANTH-us -- from the Greek ákantha (thorn); also spine or spike ...
Dave's Botanary il-liss-ee-FOH-lee-us -- having leaves like a holly ...
Dave's Botanary commonly known as: holly-leaved acanthus, holly mangrove, sea holly • Bengali: hargoza • Hindi: हड़कत harkata • Kannada: ಹೊಳೆಸುಳ್ಳಿ holesulli • Konkani: मारांडो maramdo • Malayalam: ചുള്ളി chulli, ചുള്ളിക്കണ്ടൽ chullikkantal, പയിങ്ങാച്ചുള്ളി payingngaachchulli • Marathi: मारंडी marandi, वागाटी vagati • Sanskrit: हरीकुसा harikusa • Tamil: கழுதைமுள்ளி kalutaimulli • Telugu: ఆలస్యకంప alasyakampa • Urdu: هڙکت harkata Distribution: south-east Africa to Malaysia, Philippines, Australia References:
Flowers of India • Common Indian Wild Flowers, a book by Isaac Kehimkar • Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar
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Summary[
edit] Description: Italiano: Flora della Sardegna. Date: 2 June 2016, 12:47:50. Source: Own work. Author:
Gianni Careddu.
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Summary[
edit] Description: English: Acanthus balcanicus fruits. Date: 29 September 2010. Source: Own work. Author:
Meneerke bloem.
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Acanthus mollis L., syn.: Acanthus longifolius Poir.Bear's Breeches, Oyster Plant, DE: BrenklauSlo.: akant, deaDat.: April 26. 2016Lat.: 35.41896 Long.: 23.93851Code: Bot_951/2016_DSC9975Habitat: mountain ravine, north aspect, mostly in shade, skeletal ground, elevation 165 m (540 feet); average precipitations about 1.000 mm/year, average temperature about 10-12 deg C, Mediterranean phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil.Place: Botanic Park of Crete, south of Fournes, close to the road from Chania town to Omalos plateau, Northwest Crete, Greece EC.Comment: Acanthus mollis is a famous plant. Ancient Greek architects admired the plant and used the shape of their beautiful leaves as a motive in design of heads of the famous Corinthian columns, which are a key element in Greek ancient architecture admired for millennia.Indeed the attractive plant with large pinnately-lobed ground leaves and stout, over 1 m tall inflorescences, with individual whitish-pink-violet flowers of unusual shape up to 5 cm long and spiny bracts, makes a strong impression. No wonder; it is often used in horticulture in spite of the fact that is can be also an unpleasantly invasive species. It grows in the whole Mediterranean region. Ref.:(1) M. Blamey, C. Grey-Wilson, Wild Flowers of the Mediterranean, A & C Black, London (2005), p 420.(2) V. Papiomytoglou, Wildblumen aus Griechenland, Mediterraneo Editions, 2006, p18.(3) I. Schnfelder, P. Schnfelder, Kosmos Atlas Mittelmeer- und Kanarenflora, Kosmos, (2002), p 200.
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Singapore, South East, Singapore
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Sea hollies. Acanthus ebracteatus (left), Acanthus volubils (middle) and Acanthus ilicifolius (right). The best way to distinguish the 3 species of sea hollies is to examine the flowers. But in many instances, flowers are not available as a character for identification.
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This photo was taken in the Hong Kong Wetland Park, a nice place to visit.
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Summary[
edit] Description: English: Acanthus ilicifolius. Date: 5 April 2015, 09:43:04. Source: Own work. Author:
Vengolis.
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Bear's breeches (Acanthus mollis) Brooklyn Botanic Garden in January 2019
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Acanthus balcanicus (threated as a synonym of Acanthus hungaricus), infructescence, plant cultivated in Wrocław University Botanical Garden, Wrocław, Poland.
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Acanthus mollis L., syn.: Acanthus longifolius Poir.Bear's Breeches, Oyster Plant, DE: BrenklauSlo.: akant, deaDat.: April 26. 2016Lat.: 35.41896 Long.: 23.93851Code: Bot_951/2016_DSC9975Habitat: mountain ravine, north aspect, mostly in shade, skeletal ground, elevation 165 m (540 feet); average precipitations about 1.000 mm/year, average temperature about 10-12 deg C, Mediterranean phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil.Place: Botanic Park of Crete, south of Fournes, close to the road from Chania town to Omalos plateau, Northwest Crete, Greece EC.Comment: Acanthus mollis is a famous plant. Ancient Greek architects admired the plant and used the shape of their beautiful leaves as a motive in design of heads of the famous Corinthian columns, which are a key element in Greek ancient architecture admired for millennia.Indeed the attractive plant with large pinnately-lobed ground leaves and stout, over 1 m tall inflorescences, with individual whitish-pink-violet flowers of unusual shape up to 5 cm long and spiny bracts, makes a strong impression. No wonder; it is often used in horticulture in spite of the fact that is can be also an unpleasantly invasive species. It grows in the whole Mediterranean region. Ref.:(1) M. Blamey, C. Grey-Wilson, Wild Flowers of the Mediterranean, A & C Black, London (2005), p 420.(2) V. Papiomytoglou, Wildblumen aus Griechenland, Mediterraneo Editions, 2006, p18.(3) I. Schnfelder, P. Schnfelder, Kosmos Atlas Mittelmeer- und Kanarenflora, Kosmos, (2002), p 200.
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Summary[
edit] Description: English: Acanthus ilicifolius. Date: 14 March 2015, 13:07:56. Source: Own work. Author:
Vengolis.
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Summary[
edit] Description: English: Acanthus mollis. Date: 29 June 2010. Source: Own work. Author:
Meneerke bloem.
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Summary[
edit] Description: Deutsch: Botanische Garten der Universität Wien. Date: 25 June 2012. Source: Own work. Author:
Christian Artner.
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Acanthus mollis L., syn.: Acanthus longifolius Poir.Bear's Breeches, Oyster Plant, DE: BrenklauSlo.: akant, deaDat.: April 26. 2016Lat.: 35.41896 Long.: 23.93851Code: Bot_951/2016_DSC9975Habitat: mountain ravine, north aspect, mostly in shade, skeletal ground, elevation 165 m (540 feet); average precipitations about 1.000 mm/year, average temperature about 10-12 deg C, Mediterranean phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil.Place: Botanic Park of Crete, south of Fournes, close to the road from Chania town to Omalos plateau, Northwest Crete, Greece EC.Comment: Acanthus mollis is a famous plant. Ancient Greek architects admired the plant and used the shape of their beautiful leaves as a motive in design of heads of the famous Corinthian columns, which are a key element in Greek ancient architecture admired for millennia.Indeed the attractive plant with large pinnately-lobed ground leaves and stout, over 1 m tall inflorescences, with individual whitish-pink-violet flowers of unusual shape up to 5 cm long and spiny bracts, makes a strong impression. No wonder; it is often used in horticulture in spite of the fact that is can be also an unpleasantly invasive species. It grows in the whole Mediterranean region. Ref.:(1) M. Blamey, C. Grey-Wilson, Wild Flowers of the Mediterranean, A & C Black, London (2005), p 420.(2) V. Papiomytoglou, Wildblumen aus Griechenland, Mediterraneo Editions, 2006, p18.(3) I. Schnfelder, P. Schnfelder, Kosmos Atlas Mittelmeer- und Kanarenflora, Kosmos, (2002), p 200.
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Summary[
edit] Description: English: Acanthus ilicifolius 1. Date: 20 February 2018. Source: Own work. Author:
Silviculture South.
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