| Family | ANACAMPSEROTACEAE |
| Genus species | Anacampseros telephiastrum DC. |
| Bibliography | Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp.: 77 (1813) |
| Native Range | Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal and Free State |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 200-1700m |
| Description | leaves ovate or suborbiculate, carnose, glabrous, raceme few flowered, sometimes paniculate, petals long |
| Size | 5-7cm |
| Color | reddish |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | succulent subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in summer |
| Synonyms | Anacampseros anacampseros (L.) Graebn. Anacampseros intermedia Haw. ex G.Don Anacampseros rotundifolia Sweet Anacampseros varians (Haw.) Sw. Crassula spiralis Dum.Cours. Portulaca anacampseros L. Ruelingia anacampseros (L.) Ehrh. Ruelingia varians Haw. Talinum anacampseros (L.) Moench |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State) |