Mesembryanthemum amplectens L.Bolus

Erect, bush-like, succulent shrublet, up to 150 mm tall, stems articulate, succulent, with high xeromorphic bladder-cells. Leaves opposite and 4-ranked, forming a tubular basal sheath around stem, slightly flattened on upper surface, bladder-cells ± flattened. Flowers solitary, up to 45 mm diam., white or pale yellow, filamentous staminodes present. Fruit 4-or 5-locular.