| Family | ACANTHACEAE |
| Genus species | Glossochilus burchellii Nees |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 11: 83 (1847) |
| Native Range | n. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 1300-1400m |
| Description | leaves 2-3cm, narrowly cuneate-oblong, obtuse, glabrous, sessile, flowers solitary, axillary, on apex of branchlets, calyx lobes on margins densely white hirsute, corolla 2-3cm |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |