| Family | AIZOACEAE |
| Genus species | Drosanthemum brevifolium (Aiton) Schwantes |
| Bibliography | Z. Sukkulentenk. 3: 30 (1927) |
| Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 180-300m |
| Description | branchlets numerous, slender, scabrous, leaves minute, crowded, triquetrous-compressed, obtuse, papulose, flowers lateral, pedicellate, petals 8mm long |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | purple |
| 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 brevifolium Aiton |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |