| Family | AIZOACEAE |
| Genus species | Lampranthus emarginatus (L.) N.E.Br. |
| Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 87: 212 (1930) |
| Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 20-150m |
| Description | branchlets flexuous, leaves remote, linear-attenuate, patent, subcylindrical, acute, glaucous, scabrously punctate, flowers very long pedicellate |
| 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 emarginatum L. Mesembryanthemum polyphyllum Haw. Mesembryanthemum puniceum Jacq. Mesembryanthemum versicolor Haw. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |