Acanthus hungaricus (Borbás) Baen.

Acanthe (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Acanthaceae > Acanthus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 1-1.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 3-8
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 21 - 25
Germination temperacture (C°) 14 - 17
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Acanthus hungaricus leaf picture by Erdal üzen (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Acanthus hungaricus flower picture by arlas (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Acanthus hungaricus world distribution map, present in Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:907838-1
WFO ID wfo-0000513843
COL ID 92SR
BDTFX ID 83008
INPN ID 788767
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Acanthus longifolius Acanthus balcanicus Acanthus longifolius var. hungaricus Acanthus hungaricus