| Family | AIZOACEAE |
| Genus species | Drosanthemum hispidum (L.) Schwantes |
| Bibliography | Z. Sukkulentenk. 3: 29 (1927) |
| Native Range | Namibia to Free State |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | sands |
| Description | branchlets thin, erect, reddish, densely papilose, leaves opposite, round, erect, 1-2cm, green, obtuse, flowers solitary, pedicellate, 20-25mm, calyx 5-merous |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | pink-purple |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | succulent subshrub |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in summer |
| Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum hispidum L. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia, OFS Free State) |