Acanthus mollis L.

English: Bear's breech

German: weiche Bärenklaue

Portuguese: Acanto-manso, Erva gigante

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)

      Order: Scrophulariales (79)

        Family: Acanthaceae (25)(family description)

          Genus: Acanthus (3)

            Epithet: mollis L. (3)

mollis => soft, tender, usually meaning pubescent like velvet

Climate: temperate

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: pink, beige, white

Check for Acanthus mollis at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [440] Acanthus mollis - Plants For A Future database

• [35] Barthlott,W. (1998): Dumonts große Pflanzenenzyklopädie. Dumont Verlag, Köln, Germany.