| Family | AIZOACEAE |
| Genus species | Ruschia sarmentosa (Haw.) Schwantes |
| Bibliography | Natl. Cact. & Succ. J. 4: 58 (1949) |
| Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | branchlets procumbent, stoloniferous, rooting, leaves triquetrous, minutely mucronate, on margins scabrous, fasciculate, flowers small, pedicellate |
| Size | 8-12cm |
| Color | 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 filamentosum Eckl. & Zeyh. Mesembryanthemum sarmentosum Haw. Mesembryanthemum simile Harv. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |