Acanthus mollis--Italy. Abruzzo. Abbazia di San Clemente, e. of Popoli. 7 May 02. 074.jpg
Native to Algeria, East Aegean Is., Greece, Italy, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, NW. Balkan Pen., Sardegna, Sicilia, Tunisia, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe; introduced into Azores, Baleares, California, Canary Is., Corse, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Kriti, Madeira, Mexico Central, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Portugal, South Australia, Spain, Tasmania, Victoria (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Italy, Abruzzo (Torino di Sangro)
42.226111, 14.553611
Location Remarks
Riserva Naturale Torino di Sangro. Strada Communale Lentisco.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Italy, Tuscany (Giardino dei Semplici)
Location Remarks
Via Pier Antonio Micheli, 3, Firenze (Florence). On the campus of the University of Florence.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Acanthus
Specific Epithet
mollis
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#252,741 of 335,497
Top 76%
Extinction probability
9%
