| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Pterothrix spinescens DC. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 280 (1838) |
| Native Range | Southern Africa |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Altitude | 900-1400m |
| Description | upper branchlets spiny, leaves linear, revolute, mucronate, remote, capitula 3-5-flowered, phyllaries acute, rusty red |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | |
| 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, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Amphiglossa triflora DC. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAM Namibia, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |