| Family | ACANTHACEAE |
| Genus species | Acanthopsis glauca (E.Mey ex Nees) Schinz |
| Synonyms | Acanthus glaucus E.Mey. ex Nees |
| Acanthodium glaucum Nees | |
| Blepharis glauca (Nees) T.Anderson | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 600-1300m |
| Description | acaulescent, glabrous, leaves linear-lanceolate, remotely spinose-dentate, spike terminal, cylindrical, elongate, bracts obovate-cuneate, spinose, calyx sericeous |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | whitish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division in fall; 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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