| Family | MOLLUGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Hypertelis spergulacea E.Mey ex Fenzl |
| Bibliography | Ann. Wiener Mus. Naturgesch. 2: 263 (1840) |
| Native Range | n. Cape Prov. to Namibia |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Altitude | 100-600m |
| Description | glabrous, glaucous, leaves at base of stem carnose, crowded, linear-cuneate, at nodes of stem leaves verticillate, unequal, glabrous, narrowly linear, flowers in umbel |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia) |