Acanthus polystachius Delile
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Picture: Bart Wursten
Greystone Park NR
Picture: Bart Wursten
Greystone Park NR
Picture: Bart Wursten
Greystone Park NR
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Acanthus pubescens (Oliv.) Engl.
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Description:
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Large, vigorous, shrub-like perennial herb, up to several metres tall. Leaves large, oblong-elliptic, the coarsely undulate-dentate margins set with sharp prickles. Flowers in terminal spikes, bright pink. |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Native to Burundi, Rwanda, DRC, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania. |
Growth form(s):
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Shrub over 2 m.
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Literature:
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Maroyi, A. (2006). Preliminary checklist of introduced and naturalized plants in Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(2) Page 193.
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