| Family | AIZOACEAE |
| Genus species | Delosperma schimperi (Engl.) H.E.K.Hartmann & Niesler |
| Bibliography | Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 63: 148 (1991) |
| Native Range | Eritrea to n. Ethiopia |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3000-4100m |
| Description | trailing, leaves opposite, sessile, oblong to lanceolate, ca. 1cm, soft, green, papilose, on apex hirsute, flowers solitary, terminal, ca. 25mm |
| Size | 3-5cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuberous succulent |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring |
| Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum abyssinicum Pax ex Engl. Mesembryanthemum schimperi Engl. Trichodiadema schimperi (Engl.) A.G.J.Herre |
| Territory | 2 Africa 24 Northeast Tropical Africa (ERI Eritrea, ETH Ethiopia) |