Malephora, belonging to the Aizoaceae family, is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family. There are 13 to 17 species in the genus, many of which are known commonly as mesembs. They are native to Africa. During the apartheid era, South African scientists used it to create a chemical poison.

Malephora crocea commonly known as Coppery Mesemb is a native of Africa and it is grown in many other places as an ornamental plant and a groundcover. This is a perennial with a creeping corky to woody stem which roots where nodes come in contact with the soil. The succulent leaves are triangular in cross-section, a few centimeters long, pale green to reddish in color, and somewhat waxy in texture. The flowers are borne on short stalks. It has many narrow petals in shades of red, orange, and yellow, sometimes with purplish undersides.