Acanthus dioscoridis
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Acanthus dioscoridis is a species of flowering plant in the genus of Acanthus.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-29 |title=Acanthus dioscoridis var.PERRINGII clone 2 - Cotswold Garden Flowers |url=https://www.cotswoldgardenflowers.co.uk/encyclopedia/acanthus-dioscoridis-var-perringii-clone-2/ |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=www.cotswoldgardenflowers.co.uk |language=en-GB}} It is native to wetland of South Turkey to Western Iran including Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan and exists as a shrub.{{Cite taxon |powo |title=Acanthus dioscoridis L. |id=44854-1 |access-date=2024-11-24}}
Description
It is a North African herbaceous perennial notable for its compact size, finely cut thistle-like foliage, and pink or red flower.{{Cite web |title=Acanthus dioscoridis v. perringii - The Beth Chatto Gardens |url=https://www.bethchatto.co.uk/conditions/plants-for-general-conditions/acanthus-dioscoridis-var-perringii.htm |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=www.bethchatto.co.uk}} This plant thrives in full sun or partial shade, adapting to most soils. It grows {{cvt|45–75|cm}} tall and wide, spreading slowly via rhizomes.{{Cite web |title=Acanthus dioscoridis var. perringii |url=https://www.ballyrobertgardens.com/products/acanthus-dioscoridis-var-perringii?srsltid=AfmBOooYw-6dy_fLQtX2owsmpBYghGfLTv--4LKcjfocAHMlpnb5inrx |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=Ballyrobert Gardens |language=en}}
== Infraspecies ==
It has four infraspecies:
- Acanthus dioscoridis var. dioscoridis
- Acanthus dioscoridis var. brevicaulis (Freyn) E.Hossain
- Acanthus dioscoridis var. laciniatus Freyn
- Acanthus dioscoridis var. perringii (Siehe) E.Hossain
In the 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants all but Acanthus dioscoridis var. dioscoridis were listed as rare,{{Cite book |page=34|last=Centre |first=World Conservation Monitoring |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XIL9adYYeSIC&dq=Acanthus+dioscoridis&pg=PA34 |title=1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants |date=1998 |publisher=IUCN |isbn=978-2-8317-0328-2 |language=en}} but none are listed in the 2024-2 registry.
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Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
Category:Flora of Lebanon and Syria
Category:Flora of Georgia (country)
Category:Plants described in 1756
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