Bear’s Breech is native to the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea on the north, west,
and south.
Identification: This plant reaches 6′ (1.8 m) in height. It has
dark, shiny, deeply divided leaves, as much as 3′ (91 cm) long and 1′ (30 cm) wide. The leaf shape is the
most distinctive characteristic of this species. The flowers are
lilac-colored or white, on long stalks which grow far above the leaf clusters.
Photo by Eugene Zelenko, from the Villa Montalvo Botanical Garden in Saratoga, CA, cropped to emphasize leaf shape.