Acanthus
Acanthus montanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Acanthaceae Genus: Acanthus L.
Species
See text Image File history File links Download high resolution version (480x640, 121 KB) Name Acanthus montanus Family Acanthaceae Image no. ... For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... Divisions Green algae land plants (embryophytes) non-vascular embryophytes Hepatophyta - liverworts Anthocerophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses vascular plants (tracheophytes) seedless vascular plants Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongue ferns seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta... It has been suggested that Angiospermae, and Anthophyta be merged into this article or section. ... Magnoliopsida is the botanical name for a class: this name is formed by replacing the termination -aceae in the name Magnoliaceae by the termination -opsida (Art 16 of the ICBN). ... Families See text The Order Lamiales is a taxon in the asterid group of dicotyledonous flowering plants. ... Type Genus Acanthus L. Genera See text The family Acanthaceae (or Acanthus family) is a taxon of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500 species. ... Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as  , (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[1] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ... In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biodiversity. ...

Acanthus is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the Old World, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean region and Asia. Common names include Acanthus and Bear's breeches. For other uses of the word, please see Genus (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Angiospermae, and Anthophyta be merged into this article or section. ... Type Genus Acanthus L. Genera See text The family Acanthaceae (or Acanthus family) is a taxon of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500 species. ... The Old World consists of those parts of Earth known to Europeans, Asians, and Africans before the voyages of Christopher Columbus; it includes Europe, Asia, and Africa (collectively known as Africa-Eurasia), plus surrounding islands. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ...

The genus comprises herbaceous perennial plants, rarely subshrubs, with spiny leaves and flower spikes bearing white or purplish flowers. Size varies from 40 cm, up to 2 m tall. This article is about the plants used in cooking and medicine. ... Red Valerian, a perennial plant. ... A subshrub (Latin suffrutex) is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody perennial plant, distinguished from a shrub by variously its ground-hugging stems and lower height, with overwintering perennial woody growth typically less than 10-20 cm tall, or by being only weakly woody and/or only... This inflorescence of the terrestrial orchid Spathoglottis plicata is a typical raceme. ...

Selected species

• Acanthus balcanicus
• Acanthus dioscoridis
• Acanthus eminens
• Acanthus hirsutus
• Acanthus hungaricus
• Acanthus ilicifolius
• Acanthus mollis
• Acanthus montanus
• Acanthus polystachyus
• Acanthus spinosus
• Acanthus syriacus

acanthus mollis perennial. ...

Cultivation and uses

Acanthus mollis flowering in the ruins of the Palatine Hill, Rome, May 2005

Several species, especially A. spinosa and A. mollis, are grown as ornamental plants. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 326 KB)Acanthus mollis (?) growing in the ruins of the Palatine Hill, Rome Source: antmoose, 17 May 2005 Released through Creative Commons by the photographer File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 326 KB)Acanthus mollis (?) growing in the ruins of the Palatine Hill, Rome Source: antmoose, 17 May 2005 Released through Creative Commons by the photographer File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev... 17th century aviaries on the hill, built by Rainaldi for Odoardo Cardinal Farnese: once wirework cages surmounted them. ... An ornamental plant is a plant that is grown for its ornamental qualities, rather than for its commercial or other value. ...

The foliage is the basis of a style of architectural ornamentation; see acanthus (ornament).
The acanthus is an ornament in the capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders that depicts or resembles foliage of the acanthus plant. ...

References

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