Acanthaceae
Spine acanthus
Acanthus spinosus
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Acanthus
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Common names
By language (15)
- Arabic
- أقنثة سورية
- arz
- اقنثه سوريه
- Bulgarian
- Бодлив страшник
- Chinese
- 刺老鼠簕
- Czech
- Paznehtník ostnitý
- English
- Spine acanthus, Bear's breeches
- Finnish
- Piikkiakantti
- French
- Acanthe épineuse
- German
- Dorniger Akanthus
- Greek
- Άκανθος η ακανθώδης
- kab
- Awecmim
- Polish
- Akant kłujący
- Russian
- Акант колючий
- Slovenian
- Trnati akant
- Welsh
- Troed-yr-arth pigog
Synonyms
- Acanthus spinosissimus Desf.
- Acanthus spinosissimus Pers.
- Acanthus spinulosus Host
Photos
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Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Lomas, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, 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.