| Family | AIZOACEAE |
| Genus species | Mesembryanthemum cordifolium L.f. |
| Bibliography | Suppl. Pl.: 260 (1782) |
| Native Range | e. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sands and rocks |
| Description | branchlets trailing, leaves opposite, ovate, on base cordate, finely papilose, flowers terminal and axillary, to 15mm, leaflets of perianth linear |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Aptenia cordifolia (L.f.) Schwantes Litocarpus cordifolius (L.) L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum cordifolium variegatum Hovey Mesembryanthemum tetrasepalum Regel |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |