Summary description from Wikipedia:

Acanthus spinosus in languages:

Czech

paznehtník ostnitý

Dutch

Doornige Acanthus

Dutch

Stekelige Acanthus

English

Spiny Bear's-breech

Estonian

ogaline karusõrg

French

Acanthe épineuse

German

Stacheliger Bärenklau

German

Dorniger Bärenklau

Japanese

トゲハアザミ

Lithuanian

Dygliuotasis akantas

Polish

Akant kłujący

Russian

Акант колючий

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Parent Taxon

• Acanthus

Sibling Taxa

• Acanthus arboreus
• Acanthus austromontanus
• Acanthus carduaceus
• Acanthus dioscoridis
• Acanthus ebracteatus
• Acanthus eminens
• Acanthus greuterianus
• Acanthus guineensis
• Acanthus hirsutus
• Acanthus hungaricus
• Acanthus ilicifolius
• Acanthus kulalensis
• Acanthus latisepalus
• Acanthus leucostachyus
• Acanthus longibracteatus
• Acanthus mollis
• Acanthus montanus
• Acanthus polystachyus
• Acanthus sennii
• Acanthus spinosus
• Acanthus spinosus × mollis
• Acanthus syriacus
• Acanthus ueleensis
• Acanthus volubilis

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