| Family | ACANTHACEAE |
| Genus species | Acanthus hirsutus Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 4: 86 (1844) |
| Native Range | e. Aegean Islands to Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | shortly hirsute, basal leaves narrowly lanceolate, petiolate, pinnate, segments triangular, acute, softly spinose, flowers in oblong spike, bracts spinose |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | white, purple |
| 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, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Acanthus hirsutus f. roseus D.Wood |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (TUE Turkey-in-Europe) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., TUR Turkey) |