Acanthaceae
Bear's breech
Acanthus mollis
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Acanthus
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Common names
By language (23)
- Arabic
- أقنثة رهلة, أقنثور, رجل الدب, رخصة, شوك اليهود
- Basque
- Akantoa
- Catalan
- Acant, Ala d'àngel
- Chinese
- 虾蟆花, 蛤蟆花, 鸭嘴花
- Corsican
- Acantu
- Danish
- Blød Akantus, Blød Bjørnetorn
- Dutch
- Breedbladige acanthus
- English
- Bear's breech, Bear's breeches, Oyster plant
- Finnish
- Kreikanakantti
- French
- Acanthe à feuilles molles, Acanthe a feuilles molles, Acanthe molle
- Galician
- Acanto
- hsb
- Barica
- Hungarian
- Hosszú levelű medveköröm
- Italian
- Acanto
- Japanese
- アカンサス
- Maltese
- Ħannewija
- Persian
- اکانتوس مولیس
- Polish
- Akant miękki
- Portuguese
- Acanto, Acanto-manso, Branca-ursina, Erva-gigante, Gigante, Pé-de-urso
- Slovenian
- Netrnati akant
- Spanish
- Acanto, Ala de angel, Ala de ángel, Branca medicinal, Carderona, Carnera, Flor de Argel, Hierba calderona
- Swedish
- Mjukakantus, Björnklo, Björnkloört
- Welsh
- Troed yr arth
Synonyms
- Acanthus mollis var. nigra (Mill.) Willd.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to July, December (from 969 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jon Sullivan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gianni Del Bufalo bygdb, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gianni Del Bufalo bygdb, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Karim Haddad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gianni Del Bufalo bygdb, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Marc Ryckaert, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wildfeuer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Peter Chen 2.0, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wildfeuer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wildfeuer, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.