| Family | AIZOACEAE |
| Genus species | Cheiridopsis rostrata (L.) N.E.Br. |
| Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 79: 407 (1926) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sands |
| Altitude | 20-600m |
| Description | leaves at base vaginate-connate, subulate, obtuse, inside verrucose, scape cylindrical, at base scaly, calyx pentamerous |
| Size | 3-5cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | 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 | Cheiridopsis bibracteata (Haw.) N.E.Br. Cheiridopsis bifida (Haw.) N.E.Br. Cheiridopsis carnea N.E.Br. Cheiridopsis inspersa (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. Cheiridopsis purpurascens (Salm-Dyck) N.E.Br. Cheiridopsis purpurascens var. leipoldtii L.Bolus Cheiridopsis quadrifida (Haw.) L.Bolus ex Schwantes Cheiridopsis rostratoides (Haw.) N.E.Br. Cheiridopsis tuberculata (Mill.) N.E.Br. Cheiridopsis velutina L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum bibracteatum Haw. Mesembryanthemum bifidum Haw. Mesembryanthemum inspersum N.E.Br. Mesembryanthemum multipunctatum Salm-Dyck Mesembryanthemum purpurascens Salm-Dyck ex Link Mesembryanthemum quadrifidum Haw. Mesembryanthemum ramulosum Haw. Mesembryanthemum rostratoides Haw. Mesembryanthemum rostratum L. Mesembryanthemum tuberculatum Mill. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |