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Bear's-Foot (Arctopus echinatus)

Arctopus echinatus is a dioecious perennial endemic to South Africa. It forms spiny, ground-hugging leaf rosettes, bearing small sessile flowers and spiny fruits.

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Flowering & Fruiting Cycles

Monthly activity intensity for bloom and fruit across both hemispheres.

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Synonyms
Apradus echinatus (L.) Steud.
Taxonomy
  • kingdomPlantae
  • divisionTracheophyta
  • classMagnoliopsida
  • orderApiales
  • familyApiaceae
  • genusArctopus
  • speciesArctopus echinatus