Acrotome inflata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Acrotome |
Species: | A. inflata
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Binomial name | |
Acrotome inflata Benth.
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Acrotome inflata (horsefright or tumbleweed) is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. This species is native to Africa. Acrotome inflata was first described in 1848 by George Bentham.[1] The name "horsefright" is derived from the Afrikaans "perdeskrikbossie" (horse-fright bush).[2]