| Family | AIZOACEAE |
| Genus species | Lampranthus aureus (L.) N.E.Br. |
| Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 87: 211 (1930) |
| Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 20-200m |
| Description | branchlets erect, compressed, leaves subconnate, cylindrical triquetrous, smooth, glaucous, obtuse, mucronate, flowers large, petals many serriate |
| Size | 20-25cm |
| Color | golden-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 | Aridaria aurea (L.) L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum aureum L. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |