Acanthus dioscoridis explained

Acanthus dioscoridis is a species of flowering plant in the genus of Acanthus.[1] It is native to wetland of South Turkey to Western Iran including Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan and exists as a shrub.[2]

Description

It is a North African herbaceous perennial notable for its compact size, finely cut thistle-like foliage, and pink or red flower.[3] This plant thrives in full sun or partial shade, adapting to most soils. It grows tall and wide, spreading slowly via rhizomes.[4]

Infraspecies

It has four infraspecies:

In the 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants all but Acanthus dioscoridis var. dioscoridis were listed as rare,[5] but none are listed in the 2024-2 registry.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-06-29 . Acanthus dioscoridis var.PERRINGII clone 2 - Cotswold Garden Flowers . 2024-11-24 . www.cotswoldgardenflowers.co.uk . en-GB.
  2. Acanthus dioscoridis L. . 44854-1 . 2024-11-24.
  3. Web site: Acanthus dioscoridis v. perringii - The Beth Chatto Gardens . 2024-11-24 . www.bethchatto.co.uk.
  4. Web site: Acanthus dioscoridis var. perringii . 2024-11-24 . Ballyrobert Gardens . en.
  5. Book: Centre, World Conservation Monitoring . 34. 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants . 1998 . IUCN . 978-2-8317-0328-2 . en.

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