| Family | AIZOACEAE |
| Genus species | Cheiridopsis namaquensis (Sond.) H.E.K.Hartmann |
| Bibliography | Illustr. Handb. Succ. Pl., Aizoaceae A-E: 124 (2002) |
| Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sands |
| Altitude | 300-900m |
| Description | stems very short, ramose, leaves thick, smooth, whitish, punctate, acute, apically subcanaliculate, basally carinate and triquetrous, entire, flowers pedicellate, petals 12-18mm |
| Size | 2-5cm |
| Color | golden-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 breachiae L.Bolus Cheiridopsis brevis L.Bolus Cheiridopsis brevissima Govaerts Cheiridopsis cigarettifera (A.Berger) N.E.Br. Cheiridopsis curta L.Bolus Cheiridopsis difformis (Thunb.) N.E.Br. Cheiridopsis duplessii L.Bolus Cheiridopsis framesii L.Bolus Cheiridopsis hutchinsonii L.Bolus Cheiridopsis intrusa L.Bolus Cheiridopsis latifolia L.Bolus Cheiridopsis longipes L.Bolus Cheiridopsis luckhoffii L.Bolus Cheiridopsis marlothii N.E.Br. Cheiridopsis quaternifolia L.Bolus Cheiridopsis scabra L.Bolus Cheiridopsis scabra var. fera L.Bolus Cheiridopsis serrulata L.Bolus Cheiridopsis subalba L.Bolus Cheiridopsis tenuifolia L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum cigarettiferum A.Berger Mesembryanthemum difforme Thunb. Mesembryanthemum exiguum N.E.Br. Mesembryanthemum namaquense Sond. Mesembryanthemum vescum N.E.Br. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |