| Family | AIZOACEAE |
| Genus species | Malephora crocea (Jacq.) Schwantes |
| Bibliography | Möller‘s Deutsche Gärtn.-Zeitung 43: 7 (1928) |
| Native Range | nw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 1100-1600m |
| Description | leaves subcylindrical, turgid, at apex obscurely triquetrous, obtuse, pruinose, flowers terminal, solitary, petals dentate, abaxially purple |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | ochre |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | succulent subshrub |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Crocanthus croceus (Jacq.) L.Bolus Hymenocyclus croceus (Jacq.) Schwantes Mesembryanthemum croceum Jacq. Mesembryanthemum glaucum Eckl. & Zeyh. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |