Ebracteola fulleri

Ebracteola fulleri, previously known scientifically as Ruschia fulleri, is a compactly branched perennial, a leaf succulent of the mesemb family reaching heights from 5 cm to 10 cm.  The plant grows from a thick, woody rootstock, keeping its substantial taproot private, meaning underground. The mat-forming branches spread to about 10 cm in diameter.

E. fulleri grows in the north of the Northern Cape, the Bushmanland region between Steinkopf and Pofadder, westwards to the Richtersveld around Vioolsdrif, and in southern Namibia close to the Gariep. 

The habitat is arid, sandy plains where the plants grow in the open. Low winter rain is received here. The habitat population is deemed of least concern early in the twenty first century (Williamson, 2010; Smith, et al, 1998; iNaturalist; https://plantory.ai; http://redlist.sanbi.org).