| Family | AIZOACEAE |
| Genus species | Lampranthus coccineus (Haw.) N.E.Br. |
| Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 87: 212 (1930) |
| Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 20-120m |
| Description | branchlets erect, leaves cylindrical triquetrous, obtuse, mucronate, glaucescens, at apex compressed, distinctly punctate, flowers solitary, pedicellate |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | scarlet red |
| 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 | Lampranthus sauerae (L.Bolus) L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum coccineum Haw. Mesembryanthemum sauerae L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum tenuifolium Eckl. & Zeyh. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |