| Family | AIZOACEAE |
| Genus species | Mesembryanthemum trichotomum Thunb. |
| Bibliography | Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 8(App.): 14 (1791) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 20-980m |
| Description | branchlets procumbent, glabrous, leaves patent, connate, cylindrical, triangular, obtuse, smooth and glabrous, flowers terminal, solitary, sessile, petals linear |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | whitish red |
| 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 | Aridaria ebracteata (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. Aridaria tetramera L.Bolus Aridaria trichotoma (Thunb.) L.Bolus Dicrocaulon trichotomum (Thunb.) N.E.Br. Mesembryanthemum ebracteatum L.Bolus Phyllobolus trichotomus (Thunb.) Gerbaulet Spalmanthus tetramerus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus Spalmanthus trichotomus (Thunb.) L.Bolus |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |