Delosperma ecklonis (Salm-dyck) Schwantes

Perennial, dwarf shrublet, up to 0.45 m high, branches covered with fine hairs. Leaves succulent, connate at base, triquetrous with a flat upper surface, recurved, covered by short papillae. Flowers white, in terminal cymes. Flowering time spring to late summer. Capsules pale brown, shallow, mostly 5-locular, closing bodies absent, covering membranes reduced to a ledge, expanding keels parallel, valve wings narrow.