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Anisacanthus quadrifidus
Also called Flame Acanthus
Anisacanthus quadrifidus is a species of flowering plant native to west and south-central Texas in the United States and adjacent northern Mexico down through the state of Oaxaca. It is an increasingly common ornamental shrub in Texas and is cultivated in other parts of the Southwestern United States.
It is found on rocky and dry slopes, grasslands, xerophytic scrub and Mexican pinyon forests. It is also frequently on crop banks or in sloped arid areas at heights from 1,500 to 2,450 meters (4,920 to 8,040 ft) above sea level. It adapts well to other soils when under cultivation, however, it displays poor tolerance to frost.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Anisacanthus quadrifidus 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.
