Brachystelma stellatum, the star brachystelma

Brachystelma stellatum grows several prostrate, spreading stems from its small, underground tuber. The stems are reddish in picture and may be hairy.

The opposite, fleshy leaves are broadly ovate, tapering to acutely pointed tips. They have entire margins and pale midribs.

Numerous stalked buds are appearing from leaf axils and stem-tips in picture to continue the blooming season that may last through spring and summer. The slender stalks are erect or curved up. The ovoid buds have acute tips and dark ridges where the corolla lobes initially form tight seams.

Brachystelmas were first described by Robert Brown in 1822. They are perennial herbaceous geophytes with sub-globose or discoid tubers or sometimes branched swollen ones. Flower parts occur in fives, often with long corona lobes (Smith, et al, 2017; Leistner, (Ed.), 2000; https://succulent-plant.com).