Taxon:
Acanthus spinosus L.
Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:639. 1753
Verified:
05/26/2011
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009 Note:
- based on Alden, B. & S. Ryman. 2005-: SKUD (Swedish Utility and Cultivated Plants Database)
- http://www.skud.info
- Brickell, C., ed. The American Horticultural Society. Encyclopaedia of garden plants. 1997 Note: MacMillan Publishing Company, New York
- Davis, P. H., ed. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. 1965-1988
- Erhardt, W. et al. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. 2008
- Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). http://www.emplantbase.org/home.html
- Greuter, W. et al., eds. Med-Checklist. 1984-
- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976 Note: = Acanthus spinosissimus
- Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource). http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
- Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea. 1964-1980
Common names
English
spiny bear's-breeches – French
acanthe épineuse – German
stachliger Akanthus – Swedish
taggakantus –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | Aegean region |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Albania | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bulgaria | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Croatia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | incl. Crete |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | s.e. |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
Native
Africa
Asia-Temperate
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WESTERN ASIA:
Turkey (Aegean region)
Europe
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (s.e.)
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Environmental