| Family | AIZOACEAE |
| Genus species | Lampranthus falcatus (L.) N.E.Br. |
| Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3. 87: 212 (1930) |
| Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | ramose, branchlets filiform, leaves minute, crowded, subtriquetrous, ensiform, minutely mucronate, on both ends acuminate, punctate, flowers 3 in cyme, minute |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | rose |
| 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 candidus L.Bolus Lampranthus capillaceus (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. Lampranthus framesii (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. Lampranthus middlemostii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus Lampranthus tulbaghensis (A.Berger) N.E.Br. Lampranthus vallis-gratiae (Schltr. & A.Berger) N.E.Br. Mesembryanthemum capillaceum L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum falcatum L. Mesembryanthemum framesii L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum middlemostii L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum tulbaghense A.Berger Mesembryanthemum vallis-gratiae Schltr. & A.Berger |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |