| Family | ACANTHACEAE |
| Genus species | Acanthopsis carduifolia (L.f.) Schinz |
| Bibliography | Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 31: 200 (1890) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 500-800m |
| Description | lanate, subacaulescent, leaves linear-oblong, about 10cm, pinnatifid, double spinose-dentate, flowers in compact spike, 6-10cm long, calyx hirsute, corolla 20mm long |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | pale blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Acanthodium carduifolium (L.f.) Nees Acanthus carduifolius L.f. Blepharis carduifolia (L.f.) T.Anderson |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |