| Family | AIZOACEAE |
| Genus species | Ruschia rubricaulis (Haw.) L.Bolus |
| Bibliography | S. African Gard. 17: 35 (1927) |
| Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 50-300m |
| Description | branchlets erect, reddish, leaves triquetrous, curvate, glaucous, margins cartilagineous, minutely serrate, flowers solitary, petals lanceolate, acute, short |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | purple |
| 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 rubricaule Haw. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |