Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Asteranae > Order Lamiales > Family Acanthaceae > Genus Acanthus

Acanthus mollis L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

AcanthusL.accepted genus name
Acanthus caroli-alexandri Hausskn. taxonomically included in
Acanthus dioscoridis L. taxonomically included in
Acanthus hirsutus Boiss. taxonomically included in
Acanthus hungaricus (Borbás) Baen. taxonomically included in
Acanthus mollis L. taxonomically included in
Acanthus spinosus L. taxonomically included in
Acanthus syriacus Boiss. taxonomically included in

Species group names

Acanthus longifolius Poir. heterotypic synonym
Acanthus mollis subsp. mollis L. taxonomically included in
Acanthus mollis subsp. platyphyllus Murb. taxonomically included in
Acanthus spinulosus Host synonym

Children

Acanthus mollis L. subsp. mollis
Acanthus mollis subsp. platyphyllus Murb.

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Aragonese: yerba giganta sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/
 Basque: akanto; malorri; molo horrika; molorrika; molohorrica sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/
 Catalan: ala d'angel; ala d'àngel; caruera; herba gegant; herba caruera; acant; branca ursina; geganta; herba geganta; orella de rata; herba carnera; orella de tata; cànem de bruixa; cànem de bruixes; carnera; camera; canam de bruxas sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/
 Galician: pé de osso; pé de urso; xiganta; acanto; herba cepeira; pé de oso; cepeira; herba das estacas; herba xiganta; herba da bruxa; ás de anxo; giganta; herba carneira; acanto-manso; cardo santo; erva-gigante; herba das espinas; acantho; herba giganta sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/
 Majorcan: caruera; herba caruera; carnera; herba carnera; carnera comuna sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/
 Portuguese: erva-gigante; acantho manso; branca ursina; erva gigante; pé-de-urso; herba cepeira; acanto; branca ursina dos italianos; pé de urso; acantho; erva giganta; melafolio; acanto-manso; branca ursina de Italia; cepeira; branca-ursina; gigante; herba da bruxa sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/
 Spanish, Castillian: ala de ángel; ala montesina; carnerona; giganta; hierba giganta; ácere; alcanto; carnera; carneruna; hierba cardonera; nazarenos de Andalucía; oreja de gigante; alas de ángel; gigantea; hierba gigante; hierba gigantina; nazarenos; branca medicinal; branca ursina; flor de Argel; yerba gigante; hierba calderona; herba gigante; hierba carnerona; hierba de la culebra; yerba carderona; gigante; hierba carderona; oreja gigante; yerba giganta; acanto; carderona; lampazo sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/
 Valencian: herba geganta; carnera; carnera dolsa

Literature

nomenclatural reference

Sp. Pl.: "939" [639]. 1753

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Citation

Marhold, K. Acanthus mollis L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/d988b563-91a7-4346-a02b-0e6f45e1354f

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