| Family | ACANTHACEAE |
| Genus species | Acanthus spinosus L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 639 (1753) |
| Native Range | se. Europe to s. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Description | densely pubescent, basal leaves shortly petiolate, pinnatifid, lobes incised, white spinose, abaxially whitish, bracts elliptic, spinose-dentate, corolla outside pubescent |
| Size | 20-35cm |
| Color | whitish |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Acanthus spinosissimus Pers. Acanthus spinulosus Host |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, KRI Kriti, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., TUR Turkey) |