| Family | AIZOACEAE |
| Genus species | Mesembryanthemum spinuliferum Haw. |
| Bibliography | Observ. Mesembryanthemum: 206 (1795) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 10-650m |
| Description | branchlets crassiusculous, erect, leaves connate, subcylindrical, canaliculate, tapered, acute, green, papulose, flowers of 4, pedicellate |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | pale 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 brevisepala L.Bolus Aridaria framesii L.Bolus Aridaria gibbosa L.Bolus Aridaria quaterna L.Bolus Aridaria spinulifera (Haw.) N.E.Br. Aridaria watermeyeri L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum carneum Haw. Mesembryanthemum sordidum DC. ex Spreng. Mesembryanthemum spinuliforme Sond. Nycteranthus carneus (Haw.) Schwantes Nycteranthus framesii (L.Bolus) Schwantes Nycteranthus quaternus (L.Bolus) Schwantes Nycteranthus watermeyeri (L.Bolus) Schwantes Phyllobolus spinuliferus (Haw.) Gerbaulet Sphalmanthus brevisepalus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus Sphalmanthus carneus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus Sphalmanthus framesii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus Sphalmanthus quaternus (L.Bolus) L.Bolus Sphalmanthus rejuvenalis L.Bolus Sphalmanthus spinuliferus (Haw.) L.Bolus Sphalmanthus watermeyeri (L.Bolus) L.Bolus |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |