| Family | AIZOACEAE |
| Genus species | Ruschia rigidicaulis (Haw.) Schwantes |
| Bibliography | Natl. Cact. & Succ. J. 4: 58 (1949) |
| Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 300-550m |
| Description | branchlets erect, leaves erect, punctate, attenuate, triquetrous, margins scabrous, flowers small, pedicellate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | white, rose |
| 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 | Mesembryanthemum rigidicaule Haw. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |