Acanthus mollis

herbaceous perennial plant with an underground rhizome in the genus Acanthus

Species

Bear's breeches

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyAcanthaceae

Native toAlgeria, East Aegean Is., Greece, Italy, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, NW. Balkan Pen., Sardegna, Sicilia, Tunisia, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe

Observations26,321

Common Name: bear's breeches

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Acanthus

Article

Capital of a Corinthian pilaster in Paris

Acanthus mollis, commonly known as bear's breeches, sea dock, bear's foot plant, sea holly, gator plant or oyster plant, is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae and is native to the Mediterranean region. It is a leafy, clump-forming perennial herb, with a rosette of relatively large, lobed or toothed leaves, and purplish and white flowers on an erect spike.