Acrotome hispida Benth. is a plant in the Lamiaceae family, order Lamiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Acrotome hispida Benth.

Acrotome hispida Benth.

Acrotome hispida, or white cat's paws, is a Lamiaceae flowering plant native to parts of southern Africa.

Family
Genus
Acrotome
Order
Lamiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Acrotome hispida Benth.

Acrotome hispida, commonly called white cat's paws, is a species of flowering plant that belongs to the Lamiaceae family. It is native to the Free State, Kwazulu-Natal, and Northern Provinces of South Africa, as well as Eswatini. This species was first published in 1848. For its habitat, Acrotome hispida mostly grows in dry tropical biomes, and its growing pattern is typically dependent on the season.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Lamiaceae Acrotome

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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