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Genus: Acanthus
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One species is naturalised and four species are cultivated, including
Acanthus mollis (Bear's breech), a
common garden plant (see picture right). Acanthus pubescens occurs as
a garden escape along roadsides in Harare, but this is possibly not yet sufficient for it to be
classified as a naturalised species.
Species naturalised to southern Africa
List from
Flora of Zimbabwe.
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Acanthus polystachyus
Recorded from Zimbabwe, where it is an
occasional escape in disturbed areas around Harare.
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Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from
Glen (2002).
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Acanthus mollis (Bear's breeches)
Native from Portugal to Serbia. |
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Acanthus pubescens Native from
Portugal to Serbia. See
Flora of Zimbabwe. |
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Acanthus sennii Native to
tropical Africa. |
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Acanthus spinosissimus Native
from Italy to Turkey. |
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Publications
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Retief, E. & Reyneke, W.F. 1984. The genus
Thunbergia in southern Africa. Bothalia 15, 1 & 2:
107-116.
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