Apiaceae

Bear's-foot

Arctopus echinatus L.

Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Arctopus

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Bear's-foot: Platdoring , (Arctopus echinatus L.) , West Coast National park, Western Cape, South Africa — Photo: Winfried Bruenken, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Afrikaans: Sieketroos, Platdoring
English: Bear's-foot, Bear's foot

Synonyms

Apradus echinatus (L.) Steud.

Photos

Photo: Winfried Bruenken, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: S Molteno, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: S Molteno, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, 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). About our plant data.