| Family | CRASSULACEAE |
| Genus species | Cotyledon orbiculata L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 429 (1753) |
| Native Range | sw. Angola to Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-1800m |
| Description | evergreen, succulent, leaves crowded at base, sharply acute, grey-green and apically red, flowers 20-25 long in compact inflorescence, petals 10-13mm long, revolute |
| Size | 50-100cm |
| Color | orange red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | succulent subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cotyledon ambigua Salisb. Cotyledon ausana Dinter Cotyledon canaliculata Baker Cotyledon decussata Sims Cotyledon decussata var. heinrichseniana H.Jacobsen Cotyledon elata Haw. Cotyledon engleri A.Berger & Dinter Cotyledon mucronata Lam. Cotyledon orbiculata var. ausana (Dinter) H.Jacobsen Cotyledon orbiculata f. dinteri H.Jacobsen Cotyledon orbiculata var. higginsiae H.Jacobsen Cotyledon ovata Haw. Cotyledon papillaris Haw. Cotyledon ramosa Haw. Cotyledon ramosissima Mill. Cotyledon tricuspidata Haw. Cotyledon ungulata Lam. Sedum decussatum (Sims) Kuntze Sedum orbiculatum (L.) Kuntze |
| Territory | 2 Africa 26 South Tropical Africa (ANG Angola) 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia) |