| Family | ACANTHACEAE |
| Genus species | Blepharis inermis (Nees) C.B.Clarke |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 100-300m |
| Description | glabrous, very spinose, leaves 3cm, lanceolate, spinose-dentate, spikes axillary, reduced, 1-flowered, floral bracts lanceolate, at apex with spine, corolla 2-3cm |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | spinose shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ACANTHACEAE
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