| Family | AIZOACEAE |
| Genus species | Cephalophyllum tricolorum (Haw.) N.E.Br. |
| Bibliography | Gen. S. Afr. Fl. Pl. [E.P.Phillips]: 247 (1926) |
| Native Range | w. & sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 20-600m |
| Description | stems procumbent, leaves cylindrical, vaginate, acute, minutely punctate, green, flowers pedicellate, petals acute, at base red, styles yellow |
| Size | 10-12cm |
| Color | yellow |
| 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 | Cephalophyllum comptonii N.E.Br. Cephalophyllum crassum L.Bolus Cephalophyllum tenuifolium L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum stramineum Willd. Mesembryanthemum tricolorum Haw. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |