| Family | AIZOACEAE |
| Genus species | Mesembryanthemum nitidum Haw. |
| Bibliography | Observ. Mesembryanthemum: 412 (1795) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 300-1600m |
| Description | branchlets erect, leaves cylindrical, attenuate, obtuse, adaxially canaliculate, green, shiny papulose, flowers of 4, long pedicellate, calyx lobes subulate |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| 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 | Aridaria inaequalis L.Bolus Aridaria nitida (Haw.) N.E.Br. Aridaria rhodandra L.Bolus Drosanthemum nitidum (Haw.) Schwantes Mesembryanthemum auratum Sond. Mesembryanthemum aureum Thunb. Mesembryanthemum brachiatum DC. Nycteranthus inaequalis (L.Bolus) Schwantes Phyllobolus nitidus (Haw.) Gerbaulet Sphalmanthus littlewoodii L.Bolus Sphalmanthus nitidus (Haw.) L.Bolus |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |