| Family | LIMEACEAE |
| Genus species | Limeum africanum L. |
| Bibliography | Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 995 (1759) |
| Native Range | Botswana to Cape Prov. and Transvaal |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 5-1400m |
| Description | stems procumbent, glabrous, green, leaves petiolate, at base subamplexicaule, oblong or lanceolate-linear, glabrous, cymes flat, sepals acute, with wide silvery margins |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Limeum litorale Eckl. & Zeyh. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (BOT Botswana, CPP Cape Provinces, TVL Northern Provinces) |