Delosperma lydenburgense

Delosperma lydenburgense is a much-branched, spreading, ground-level shrublet. Tubers form on its roots.

The paired, opposite leaves are sessile, i.e. stalkless. The leaves are variably shaped, long and narrow, from cylindrical to triangular in cross-section and often channelled on top.

The species distribution is limited to a part of Mpumalanga. The habitat is mountainous grassland, the plants often subjected to misty conditions and occasionally to winter frost. They grow in soils derived from quartzite, shale, lava and dolomite. The species is not considered to be threatened in its habitat early in the twenty first century (Smith, et al, 1998; iNaturalist; http://pza.sanbi.org; http://redlist.sanbi.org).