Mesembryanthemum vaginatum Lam.

Perennial, dwarf shrublet, 0.3 m high, forming small mats. Leaves succulent, decussate, almost cylindrical or channelled, apex blunt, covered with dull glassy idioblasts, a ring of down pointing hairs at leaf base less than half as long as internodes. Flowers in few-flowered cymes, white or cream-coloured. Flowering time early spring to late summer. Capsules 5-locular, without seed bags.