Pleiospilos compactus

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]

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.

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are currently accepted:^[2]

• 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