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Oplonia spinosa (pricklybush)

Synonyms: Eranthemum spinosum

Wikipedia Abstract

Oplonia spinosa (pricklybush) is a species of plants in the Acanthaceae family, endemic to several Caribbean islands. It is a spiny shrub ranging in height from dwarf to 3 meters, with curved spines 4-12 mm long, and leaves variable in size and shape.
View Wikipedia Record: Oplonia spinosa

Infraspecies

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Shrub

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0