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Taxon:  Acanthus mollis L.



Summary
Genus:
Acanthus
Family:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily:
Acanthoideae
Tribe:
Acantheae
Nomen number:
100692
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:639. 1753
Verified:
05/26/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
5 (5  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images
Reference(s)
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    • based on Alden, B. & S. Ryman. 2005-: SKUD (Swedish Utility and Cultivated Plants Database)
    • http://www.skud.info
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  7. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource). Note: http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Acanthus+mollis&quantity=1
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  23. Webster's third new international dictionary. 1961
Common names
English
artist's acanthus –
bear's-breeches –
oak-leaf bear's-breeches –
sea-dock –
French
acanthe molle –
German
Pracht-Akanthus –
Spanish
acanto –
Swedish
mjukakantus –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMalta  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. Corsica
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. Baleares
2Cultivated    also cult. worldwide
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores 
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands 
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanary Islands 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkeyGiresun 
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkeyTrabzon 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaSouth Australia 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaTasmania 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeTurkeyEdirne 
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeTurkeyIstanbul 
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. Baleares
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Syria
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Malta
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica)
Cultivated (also cult. worldwide)
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey [Trabzon, Giresun]
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [South Australia, Tasmania]
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Turkey [Edirne, Istanbul]
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), Portugal
Economic Uses
Environmental
Medicines
folklore (fide Herbs Commerce ed2) –


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