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{{SPlantbox
| name = ''LATINNAME'' <!--- replace LATINNAME with the actual latin name -->
|familia=Acanthaceae
| common_names = <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
|genus=Acanthus
| growth_habit = ? <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
|species=spinosus
| high = ? <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
|habit=herbaceous
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| origin = ? <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
|Max ht box=36
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
|Max ht metric=in
| lifespan = <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| exposure = ? <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
|Min wd box=40
| water = ? <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
|Min wd metric=in
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
|Max wd box=60
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
|Max wd metric=in
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| usda_zones = ? <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
|lifespan=perennial
| sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
|features=flowers, ground cover
| color = IndianRed
|flower_season=early summer, mid summer, late summer
| image = Upload.png <!--- Freesia.jpg -->
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| image_width = 240px <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
|flowers=red, pink, white
| image_caption = <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
|Temp Metric=°F
| regnum = Plantae <!--- Kingdom -->
|min_zone=6
| divisio = <!--- Phylum -->
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| classis = <!--- Class -->
|max_zone=10
| ordo = <!--- Order -->
|image=P1000255 Acanthus spinosus (Spiny bear's breeches) (Acanthaceae) Plant.JPG
| familia = <!--- Family -->
|image_width=200
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Acanthus spinosus, Linn. Lvs. lanceolate, pinnatifid, pubescent; spines short, whitish: fls. smaller than in the last, purplish, summer; spikes dense, slightly villous.{{SCH}}
Acanthus spinosus, Linn. Fig. 86. Lvs. lanceolate, pinnatifid, pubescent; spines short, whitish: fls. smaller than in the last, purplish, summer; spikes dense, slightly villous. B.M. 1808. Gn. 8:147.
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==Species==
==Varieties==
Spinosissimus group (syn. Acanthus spinosissimus, Desf.) Lvs. dark green, pinnately parted; spines glistening, whitish: fls. infrequent, rosy, sessile: autumn; spikes loose, pilose or glabrescent: S. Eu. Grows 3-4 feet, ft. high: lvs. sessile, spines of the bracts recurved.
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Acanthe2.jpg| photo 1
File:P1000256 Acanthus spinosus (Spiny bear's breeches) (Acanthaceae) Plant.JPG| photo 2
File:Acanthus spinosus 2.jpg| photo 3
</gallery>
</gallery>
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