Spinescense indicates the presence of thorns, spines, prickles or spikes. These morphological adaptations help protect plants from herbivores.
Data were compiled from Tavşanoğlu & Pausas (2018), Bagella et al. (2019), complemented by additional sources such as national and regional floras and original observations.
Categories
- spinescent
- not spinescent
Data source and citation
Axmanová, I. (2022). Spinescence. – www.FloraVeg.EU.
Further references
Bagella, S., Filigheddu, R., Benesperi, R., Giordani, P., Minuto, L., Viciani, D., … Casazza, G. (2019). Thorn, spine and prickle patterns in the Italian flora. Plant Biosystems,153(1), 118-133. https://doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2018.1474961
Tavşanoğlu, Ç., & Pausas, J. (2018). A functional trait database for Mediterranean Basin plants. Scientific Data, 5, 180135. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2018.135