| Family | AIZOACEAE |
| Genus species | Machairophyllum albidum (L.) Schwantes |
| Bibliography | Möller‘s Deutsche Gärtn.-Zeitung 42: 87 (1927) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | sands |
| Altitude | 330-600m |
| Description | acaulescent, smooth, whitish, leaves thick, subulate, triquetrous, adaxially flat, obtuse, mucronate, entire, flowers large, pedicellate, petals linear |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | succulent subshrub |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Bergeranthus albidus (L.) Schwantes Bergeranthus cookii (L.Bolus) Schwantes Carruanthus albidus (L.) Schwantes Carruanthus cookii (L.Bolus) Schwantes Machairophyllum cookii (L.Bolus) Schwantes Mesembryanthemum albidum L. Mesembryanthemum cookii L.Bolus |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |