Acanthaceae
Blepharis ciliaris
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Blepharis
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Common names
By language (1)
- Arabic
- شوك الضب المهدب
Synonyms
- Acanthus pectinatus Willd. ex Nees
- Blepharis persica (Burm.f.) Kuntze
- Ruellia ciliaris L.
- Ruellia persica Burm.f.
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: bludps, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Chase Mathey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Chase Mathey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Chase Mathey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jacky Judas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Chase Mathey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Chase Mathey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Robert Hoehndorf, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.