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Acanthus ilicifolius Images

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Acanthus ilicifolius
Flowering branch. Note these leaves, growing in deeper shade, are free of prickles
Photograph by: Fagg M.; Australian National Botanic Gardens
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Acanthus ilicifolius
Developing seedpods
Photograph by: Fagg M.; Australian National Botanic Gardens
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Acanthus ilicifolius
Seedpod opening to release the seed
Photograph by: Ria Tan
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Acanthus ilicifolius
The leaves of a plant growing in the open are generally very prickly
Photograph by: Vengolis
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Acanthus ilicifolius
Plants can tolerate considerable inundation
Photograph by: Wrigley J.; Australian National Botanic Gardens
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Acanthus ilicifolius
Plant growing in native habitat
Photograph by: Fagg M.; Australian National Botanic Gardens
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Acanthus ilicifolius
Drawing of the flowering stem
Photograph by: Blanco, M., Flora de Filipinas, t. 153 (1875)
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Acanthus ilicifolius
The plant produces a pair of short, sharp spines at the base of each stalk
Photograph by: Fagg M.; Australian National Botanic Gardens
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