Pleiospilos compactus (Aiton) Schwantes is a plant in the Aizoaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Pleiospilos compactus (Aiton) Schwantes

Pleiospilos compactus (Aiton) Schwantes

Pleiospilos compactus, the living rock, is a succulent flowering plant native to South Africa that holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Family
Genus
Pleiospilos
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Pleiospilos compactus (Aiton) Schwantes

Pleiospilos compactus, common name living rock, is a flowering plant species belonging to the ice plant genus Pleiospilos. It is a succulent native to the southwestern Cape Provinces of South Africa, and has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Aizoaceae Pleiospilos

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