knows as Trichocaulon marlothii, is a small perennial stem succulent, with 3 to 30 stems clustered from the base up to 15 cm long, hairless, grey-green, and sometimes brown, densely covered in low tubercles in 12-19 rows with depressed tips enclosing the small conical leaves. Flowers appear in the summer and feature a dark, spotted, 5-pointed corolla and a distinct cross shape in the centre. The hairless corolla-lobes and the inner corona with a conspicuous dorsal projection united with the outer corona-horns are distinctive to this species.
Derivation of specific name: This species was named after after the original collector of the species, D. R. Marloth.
Derivation of specific name: This species was named after after the original collector of the species, D. R. Marloth.