| Family | ACANTHACEAE |
| Genus species | Acanthopsis glauca (E.Mey ex Nees) Schinz |
| Bibliography | Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 31: 201 (1890) |
| Native Range | nw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 600-1300m |
| Description | acaulescent, glabrous, leaves linear-lanceolate, remotely spinose-dentate, spike terminal, cylindrical, elongate, bracts obovate-cuneate, spinose, calyx sericeous |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | whitish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Acanthodium glaucum Nees Acanthus glaucus E.Mey. ex Nees Blepharis glauca (Nees) T.Anderson |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |