| Family | ACANTHACEAE |
| Genus species | Acanthus syriacus Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 11: 135 (1849) |
| Native Range | Israel to s. & e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | shortly hirsute, basal leaves lanceolate, petiolate, pinnate, segments triangular, acute, spinose, the upper sessile, smaller, flowers in oblong spike, bracts spinose |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Acanthus hirsutus ssp. syriacus (Boiss.) Brummitt |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey) |