| Family | AIZOACEAE |
| Genus species | Erepsia forficata (L.) Schwantes |
| Bibliography | Gartenflora 77: 68 (1928) |
| Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 300-900m |
| Description | branchlets short, procumbent, leaves triquetrous, acinaceous, crowded, punctate, longer than internodes, thick, scabrously serrate, flowers solitary, pedicellate |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| 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 | Erepsia mutabilis (Haw.) Schwantes Mesembryanthemum filamentosum L. Mesembryanthemum forficatum L. Mesembryanthemum glaucinum Haw. Mesembryanthemum mutabile Haw. Mesembryanthemum tricolor Jacq. Ruschia filamentosa (L.) L.Bolus Ruschia forficata (L.) L.Bolus |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |