Acanthus hirsutus

Acanthus hirsutus
In Turkey
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Acanthus
Species:
A. hirsutus
Binomial name
Acanthus hirsutus
Subspecies

A. h. subsp. hirsutus
A. h. subsp. syriacus

Acanthus hirsutus is a species of flowering plant in the Acanthaceae family.

It contains the glycosides hirsutusoide (2-(o-hydroxyphenyl)-2-hydroxyethenyl-O-beta-glucopyranoside), luteolin-7-O-beta-D-glucuronide, beta-sitosterol-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside and (2R)-2-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-2H-1,4-benzoxazin-3(4H)-one.