Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Doringkroon vygie, Kareemoer vygie

Family: Aizoaceae (Vygie)

Distribution: Western Cape, Swellendam to Cape Infanta

Habitat: Quartz outcrops in shale and silcrete renosterveld.

National red list: Endangered

Life form: Succulent plant

Comments: A pretty little dwarf succulent that is endemic to the Cape. Its natural habitat, Overberg renosterveld, has undergone extensive degradation in the recent past due to agricultural expansion in the area. Consequently this species, like many of the species from this area, is highly threatened.