This could well be the most common Anacampseros, both in the wild and in cultivation. In nature it occurs wide-spread from the Worcester to the Grahamstown area on rocky flats and slopes.
It is a robust species compared to its siblings, forming clumps up to 5 cm tall from a thick, fleshy root-stock.
The leaves are to 3 x 1.8 cm, arranged in rather lax rosettes. They are triangular in cross-section and range from egg-shaped to almost circular when seen from above, with an acute tip and short hairs (shorter than the leaves) at the base.
The relatively stout inflorescence is 5 – 15 cm tall, with 1 – 4 flowers.
After good rains the plants will resemble the one in the first picture. 
Under more stressful conditions the plants turn yellowish/brownish/reddish, so that they are often difficult to find (especially when they grow in crevices like the next three ones).
The dark pink flowers are 3 – 3.5 cm in diameter and open for 1.5 – 3 hours in the late afternoon and only when the sun shines. In dull weather they stay closed and pollinate themselves. Most flowers appear in November-December.
The basket-like fruits have a charm all of their own.
Greetings, Frans
Spectacular pictures. Would you explain please, the difference between A. rufescens and A.telephiastrum? In the USA the most commonly grown is A. rufescens.
Hello Julie, thank you for your comment.
The most obvious differences are:
In A. rufescens the leaves are up to 2 cm long and 1 cm wide, green with a purplish back. Many longish hairs between the leaves.
In A. teleph. the leaves are up to 2 cm long and 1.8 cm wide, not purplish below and with few, short hairs between the leaves.
Hope this helps!
Hi Frans, ons het so paar in Elize se rotstuin en ook een met ‘n kleiner blaar en blom.
Wow! Great pics.