Acanthus mollis L., 1753

🇬🇧 Bear's-breech

🇫🇷 Acanthe à feuilles molles, Acanthe molle

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superasterids
Clade: Asterids
Clade: Lamiids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Tribe: Acantheae
Subtribe: Acanthinae
Genus: Acanthus
Species: Acanthus mollis

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern

Notes

Possible confusion with A. spinosus L., 1753, whose leaves are more deeply cut. A. spinosus is not established in France, but is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental plant.

The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:

A. mollis subsp. mollis L., 1753, P;
A. mollis subsp. platyphyllus Murb., 1905.

Photographs

img/acanthus-mollis.webp — *Acanthus mollis*

img/acanthus-mollis-2.webp — *Acanthus mollis*

img/acanthus-mollis-3.webp — *Acanthus mollis*

img/acanthus-mollis-4.webp — *Acanthus mollis* - Leaves

Sources

Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 303). Biotope.