| Family | AIZOACEAE |
| Genus species | Mesembryanthemum pallens Aiton |
| Bibliography | Hort. Kew. 2: 182 (1789) |
| Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 10-950m |
| Description | branchlets ascendent, flexuous, leaves amplexicaule, linear-lanceolate, obtuse, patent, glaucescens, abaxially obtusely carinate, flowers of 4-5 |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | purple, 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 expansum DC. Mesembryanthemum loratum Haw. Mesembryanthemum pallens var. album DC. Mesembryanthemum pallens var. roseum DC. Mesembryanthemum pallescens Haw. Mesembryanthemum relaxatum Willd. ex Schweigg. Phyllobolus pallens (Aiton) V.Bittrich Platythyra pallens (Aiton) L.Bolus Platythyra relaxata (Willd.) N.E.Br. Prenia pallens (Aiton) N.E.Br. Prenia relaxata (Willd. ex Schweigg.) N.E.Br. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |