| Family | AIZOACEAE |
| Genus species | Mesembryanthemum emarcidum Thunb. |
| Bibliography | Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 8(App.): 9 (1791) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 700-1300m |
| Description | branchlets thin, tortuose, leaves connate, crowded, erect, oblong-lanceolate, acute, flat, shiny, flowers of 4, large, pedicellate, petals narrow |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | succulent subshrub |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum anatomicum Haw. Sceletium anatomicum (Haw.) L.Bolus Sceletium dejagerae L.Bolus Sceletium emarcidum (Thunb.) L.Bolus |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |