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Bear's breeches

Acanthus spinosus

258Records since 2000
JunePeak month
53Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan2
Feb1
Mar4
Apr26
May58
Jun78
Jul55
Aug15
Sep14
Oct1
Nov2
Dec2

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Kent England14
2Suffolk England13
3Cornwall England9
4Gloucestershire England9
5Surrey England8
6Oxfordshire England5
7Essex England5
8Cambridgeshire England4
9Norfolk England4
10Highland Scotland4
11Lincolnshire England4
12North Yorkshire England4
13Cumbria England4
14Somerset England3
15Nottinghamshire England3
15 England2 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 53 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
258
Peak month
June
Counties with records
53
Scientific name
Acanthus spinosus
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
119
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Acanthus
Name with authority
Acanthus spinosus L.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q4672078 · GBIF 5415453