Acanthus hirsutus Boiss.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Acanthus

Characteristics

A small plant. The leaves are long and deeply divided. They are 30 cm long. The flowers are soft yellow with green bracts.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.13 - 0.43
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible nectars
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 21 - 25
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 12
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:44869-1
WFO ID wfo-0000513838
COL ID 92SP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Acanthus hirsutus Acanthus hirsutus f. roseus

Lower taxons

Acanthus hirsutus subsp. syriacus