| Family | AIZOACEAE |
| Genus species | Conicosia pugioniformis (L.) N.E.Br. |
| Bibliography | Gen. S. Afr. Fl. Pl. [E.P.Phillips]: 247 (1926) |
| Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 20-350m |
| Description | leaves crowded, long, triquetrous, green or glaucous, at apex of branchlets, flowers solitary, pedicellate, large |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| 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 | Conicosia brevicaulis (Haw.) Schwantes Conicosia capensis N.E.Br. Conicosia capitata (Haw.) Schwantes Conicosia communis (Edwards) N.E.Br. Conicosia coruscans (Haw.) Schwantes Conicosia pulliloba N.E.Br. Herrea caledonica L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum brevicaule Haw. Mesembryanthemum capitatum Haw. Mesembryanthemum corniculatum Haw. Mesembryanthemum coruscans Haw. Mesembryanthemum pugioniforme L. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |