| Family | ACANTHACEAE |
| Genus species | Barleria bechuanensis C.B.Clarke |
| Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 5(1): 48 (1901) |
| Native Range | Botswana, w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Altitude | 1300-1500m |
| Description | leaves 1-2cm, linear, mucronate, glabrescent, margins cartilagineous, white spinose-dentate, axillary spines linear-lanceolate, foliate, flowers solitary, axillary |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | deep blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Barleria bechuanensis var. espinulosa C.B.Clarke |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (BOT Botswana, CPP Cape Provinces, OFS Free State) |