Acanthaceae
Acanthus
Acanthus ebracteatus
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Acanthus
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Common names
By language (8)
- arz
- اكانثوس ايبراكتوس
- Chinese
- 小花老鼠簕, 小花老鼠簕果
- English
- Acanthus, Sea holly
- Japanese
- アカンサス・エブラクテアタス
- mad
- Jhurujhu
- Malay
- Pokok Jeruju Hitam
- Tamil
- அகான்தசு இபிராக்டீடசு
- Thai
- เหงือกปลาหมอ
Synonyms
- Acanthus ilicifolius var. ebracteatus (Vahl) Benoist
- Dilivaria ebracteata (Vahl) Pers.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: native
Photos
Photo: Raffi Kojian, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Raffi Kojian, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Renjusplace, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vijayanrajapuram, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vijayanrajapuram, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vijayanrajapuram, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.