| Family | ACANTHACEAE |
| Genus species | Barleria pungens L.f. |
| Bibliography | Suppl. Pl.: 290 (1782) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Description | branchlets hirsute, leaves to 3cm, oblong, entire, mucronate, sparsely hirsute, subsessile, flowers solitary, sepals elliptic or ovate, tipped with spine, corolla 3cm |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | white, 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 jasminiflora C.B.Clarke Crabbea pungens Harv. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |