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Pleiospilos compactus

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Species of plant in the genus Pleiospilos

Pleiospilos compactus
Pleiospilos compactus subsp. canus
Scientific classification Edit this 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. A succulent, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are currently accepted:

  • Pleiospilos compactus subsp. canus (Haw.) H.Hartmann & Liede
  • Pleiospilos compactus subsp. fergusoniae (L.Bolus) H.Hartmann & Liede
  • Pleiospilos compactus subsp. minor (L.Bolus) H.Hartmann & Liede
  • Pleiospilos compactus subsp. sororius (N.E.Br.) H.Hartmann & Liede

References

  1. Z. Sukkulentenk. 3: 23 (1927)
  2. ^ "Pleiospilos compactus (Aiton) Schwantes". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  3. "Pleiospilos compactus living rock". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Pleiospilos compactus
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