Engish: Spiny bear's breech.
Clades:
Acanthaceae.
Region: southern Europe, Italy to western Turkey.
Content: mucilage, tannin.
BotanyHerb; perennial; 150 cm tall, 60 to 90 cm wide.
Leaves: deeply cut; spiny margins.
Inflorescence: erect racemes; 1 m long.
Flowers: white, with maroon bracts.