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Acanthus mollis L.

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Acanthus mollis L.
Acanthus mollis L.

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Exotic
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New Zealand
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Acanthus mollis L.
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Acanthus mollis

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mollis

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Acanthus mollis L.

Perennial herb with thick roots. Stems to c. 120 cm high, stout. Petiole usually 10-50 cm long in radical lvs, 2-5 cm long in cauline lvs. Lamina oblong to ovate-oblong or broadly ovate, to c. 50 × 30 cm, pinnatifid to pinnatisect, sometimes with 1-2 distinct basal leaflets; lobes or leaflets dentate (spinose-dentate in cauline lvs), glabrous or puberulent beneath on the veins, dark glossy green above. Bracts 3-4 cm long, ovate or broad-ovate, spinose-dentate; main veins raised, purplish. Calyx 3.5-5 cm long (uppermost and lowermost lobes); lobes entire, purplish towards apex. Corolla 4-5.5 cm long, whitish or pale pink with purple or brownish veins; lobes broad and rounded. Filaments stout, c. 2.5 cm × 2.5 mm, often curved; anthers villous on ventral side. Capsule 3-4 cm long, oblong-ovoid, shining, beaked. Seed 1-1.3 cm wide, flattened.

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Acanthus mollis L.
Acanthus mollis L.
Acanthus mollis L.
Acanthus mollis L.
Acanthus mollis L.
Acanthus mollis L.

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Acanthus mollis L.
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Acanthus mollis L.
New Zealand
Acanthus mollis L.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Acanthus mollis L.
New Zealand
Hawke's Bay Land District
Acanthus mollis L.
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
Acanthus mollis L.
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
Acanthus mollis L.
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
Acanthus mollis L.
New Zealand
Taranaki Land District
Acanthus mollis L.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District

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d8370c6b-f755-4d26-890d-4b04fb15bbd0
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Names_Plants
1 January 2000
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