| Family | AIZOACEAE |
| Genus species | Lampranthus violaceus (DC.) Schwantes |
| Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 43: 230 (1938) |
| Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 20-150m |
| Description | branchlets erect, leaves crowded, curvate, patent, compressed, obtuse, mucronate, glaucous, distinctly punctate, flowers numerous, long pedicellate, petals entire |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | violet |
| 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 | Mesembryanthemum parvifolium Lam. Mesembryanthemum violaceum DC. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |