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Syrian Acanthus

Acanthus hirsutus

Also called Hairy Bear's Breeches

Syrian Acanthus
Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps, CC0
Family
Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
E. Medit.
Climate
temperate

About

Acanthus hirsutus is a species of flowering plant in the Acanthaceae family.

It contains the glycosides hirsutusoide (2-(o-hydroxyphenyl)-2-hydroxyethenyl-O-beta-glucopyranoside), luteolin-7-O-beta-D-glucuronide, beta-sitosterol-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside and (2R)-2-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-3(4H)-one.

Other Acanthus plants

Acanthus arboreus · Acanthus austromontanus · Acanthus carduaceus · Mountain Thistle · Acanthus dioscoridis · Acanthus · Acanthus eminens · Acanthus flexicaulis · Acanthus gaed · Acanthus guineensis · Hungarian Bear’s Breeches · Holy Mangrove

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acanthus hirsutus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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