Family:

Acanthaceae

Habitat:

Scree, maquis

Growth habit:

krough

Plant size:

bup to 100 cm tall, upright

Flower colour:

wwhitish, purple veined

Flowering time

May - June

Leaf characteristics:

Basal leaves up to 60 cm long, ovate, strongly indented to pinnately lobed, with ciliate margins

Flower characteristics:

llong, terminal spikes, corolla 3.5 - 5 cm long, zygomorphic, 1-lipped, with short lower lip, calyx 4-5 cm long

Fruits:

Capsules, seeds sit on small, hook-shaped outgrowths

Special features:

The true hogweed, also known as soft hogweed, is often used as an ornamental plant outside the Mediterranean region.