Common name: knoppiesblaar-vygie.
Over time these plants form tight clumps often half-hidden in the ground, 3-4 cm tall and 5-10 cm across.
The leaves are short, united for up to two thirds and hardly keeled; the surface is obscurely warty (= verrucosa) with conspicuous dark spots.
In late winter-early spring ( August-September) they produce small yellow flowers (up to 2.5 cm across) on short stalks.
The species is endemic to the northwest corner of the Richtersveld, an area with less than 100 mm rainfall per year (in winter). Usually growing in deep sand-filled cracks of shale or dolomite.
