| Family | AIZOACEAE |
| Genus species | Cephalophyllum purpureoalbum (Haw.) Schwantes |
| Bibliography | Gartenflora 77: 69 (1928) |
| Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 300-1000m |
| Description | branchlets short, procumbent, leafy, leaves vaginate, cylindrical, at apex triquetrous, deep green, densely punctate, petals with purple veinlets |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | whitish |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | succulent subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cephalophyllum aurantiacum L.Bolus Cephalophyllum gracile L.Bolus Cephalophyllum gracile var. longisepalum L.Bolus Cephalophyllum littlewoodii L.Bolus Cephalophyllum middlemostii L.Bolus Cephalophyllum paucifolium L.Bolus Cephalophyllum worcesterense L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum purpureoalbum Haw. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |