This member of the Crassulaceae family was given this name by Hellmut R. Toelken in 1987. It is found in eastern Little Karoo, South Africa, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun.
The stem will grow up to four centimetres in diameter and 35 centimetres height and even up to 45 centimetres in better conditions than the wild. The flowers are yellow.