| Family | ACANTHACEAE |
| Genus species | Dyschoriste costata (Nees) Kuntze |
| Bibliography | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 486 (1891) |
| Native Range | Transvaal |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Altitude | 700-2100m |
| Description | leaves 2-3cm, elliptic or oblong, the basal at apex triangular, glabrous, abaxially distinctly veined, flowers axillary, calyx glabrous, lobes linear, corolla tube narrow |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Calophanes costatus (Nees) T.Anderson Chaetacanthus costatus Nees |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (TVL Northern Provinces) |