| Family | AIZOACEAE |
| Genus species | Lampranthus formosus (Haw.) N.E.Br. |
| Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 78: 212 (1930) |
| Native Range | e. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | branchlets procumbent, leaves crowded, curvate-patent, triquetrous, attenuate, obtuse, mucronate, green, flowers large, pedicellate, petals bidentate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | purple |
| 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 formosum Haw. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |