Pleiospilos compactus

Pleiospilos compactus
	Pleiospilos compactus subsp. canus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Aizoaceae
Genus:	Pleiospilos
Species:	P. compactus
Binomial name
	Pleiospilos compactus; (Aiton) Schwantes
Synonyms
	List Mesembryanthemum compactum Aiton; Mesembryanthemum optatum N.E.Br.; Pleiospilos longibracteatus L.Bolus; Pleiospilos optatus (N.E.Br.) Schwantes; Punctillaria compacta (Aiton) N.E.Br.; Punctillaria optata (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br.; ;

Pleiospilos compactus, called living rock, is a species of flowering plant in the ice plant genus Pleiospilos, native to the southwestern Cape Provinces of South Africa.^[2] A succulent, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[3]

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Pleiospilos compactus

Pleiospilos compactus subsp. canus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Aizoaceae
Genus:	Pleiospilos
Species:	P. compactus
Binomial name
*Pleiospilos compactus* (Aiton) Schwantes^[1]
Synonyms^[2]
List Mesembryanthemum compactum Aiton Mesembryanthemum optatum N.E.Br. Pleiospilos longibracteatus L.Bolus Pleiospilos optatus (N.E.Br.) Schwantes Punctillaria compacta (Aiton) N.E.Br. Punctillaria optata (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br.