Acrotome inflata

Acrotome inflata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Acrotome
Species:
A. inflata
Binomial name
Acrotome inflata
Benth.
  • Acrotome amboensis Briq. in Bull. Herb. Boissier 2(3): 1095 (1894)
  • Lasiocorys eenii (Hiern) Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 469 (1900)
  • Leucas eenii Hiern in Cat. Afr. Pl. 1: 878 (1900)

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]

  1. ^ a b "Acrotome inflata Benth. - Kew". Retrieved 2023-01-16.
  2. ^ Smith, C.A.: Common Names of South African Plants, page 601. Pretoria: Government Printer, 1966.