Acanthopsis carduifolia (L.f.) Schinz

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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The New York Botanical Garden and
University of the Free State
NYBG / MRL Floristic & Phytochemical Survey
Aeanthaceae
Acanthopsis carduifolia (L.£) Schinz
determined by; J. Venter; 2001
Dwarf shrub, 40 cm high, extremely spinose. Simple, alternate leaves with spinose
leaf margin, stipular spines present. Flowers in spikes, corolla blueish violet,
zygomorphic..
South Africa, Northern Cape, Kamieskroon. Bloupoort: 30°3'S, 17°58'E. elev: 750 m
Nama karoo with Gorteria,, Ursinia, Heiiophila, Zygophyllum and
/Vlesembryanthemaceae species.. On gentle mountain slopes of <15°, stony, well-
drained soil of granite sand/gravel, shade. In pasture and along roadside, common.
Native..
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TOWE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
Phytochemical Sample Codes:
iV9599 (JV-52)
J. Venter 9599
10-Sep-01
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