| Family | ACANTHACEAE |
| Genus species | Blepharis inermis (Nees) C.B.Clarke |
| Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 5(1): 28 (1901) |
| Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| 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 | subshrub |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Acanthodium capense var. inermis Nees |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |