Description:Densely compact silky cushion-forming, l-4cm high, identical to A. suffocata in most respects, except that the branches are tipped by small spines, which places it in the different subgenus, Acanth adesmia
Habitat:at 1200-1300m
| Form of cushion | C | Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion |
| Compactness | 0_1 | Intermediate |
| Variability | 0 | No variability |
| Root system | NA | NA |
| Woodiness | 2 | Woody dwarf shrub |
| Thorniness | 1 | Yes |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | NA | NA |