| Family | ACANTHACEAE |
| Genus species | Crabbea nana (Nees) Nees |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 162 (1847) |
| Native Range | Mozambique ro Southern Africa |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 10-1700m |
| Description | stems trailing, flexuous, leaves oblong-elliptic, subglabrous, at base tapered, subsessile, floral heads ca. 5cm wide, floral leaves acute, spinose dentate, corolla 2cm |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Crabbea galpinii C.B.Clarke Crabbea pedunculata N.E.Br. Ruellia nana Nees |
| Territory | 2 Africa 26 South Tropical Africa (MOZ Mozambique) 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |