Cheiridopsis pillansii

{{Short description|Species of succulent}}

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| image = Pillansii2.jpg

| image_caption = Cheiridopsis pillansii in cultivation

| genus = Cheiridopsis

| species = pillansii

| authority = L.Bolus

| synonyms = Cheiridopsis brachystigma L.Bolus

Cheiridopsis crassa L.Bolus

Cheiridopsis gibbosa Schick & Tischer

Cheiridopsis pillansii var. crassa (L.Bolus) Rowley

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Cheiridopsis pillansii is a species of plant in the genus Cheiridopsis native to South Africa.{{cite POWO |id=360959-1 |title=Cheiridopsis pillansii }} It is a low-growing succulent with pairs of small, cushion-like leaves that are pale green to purple in color.{{cite book|author=Fred Dortort|title=The Timber Press Guide to Succulent Plants of the World: A Comprehensive Reference to More than 2000 Species|date=19 November 2014|publisher=Timber Press|isbn=978-1-60469-357-7|pages=153–154}} C. pillansii, sometimes commonly called the "hoof mesemb",{{Cite book |last=Jaarsveld |first=Ernst van |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sQlbDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Cheiridopsis+pillansii&pg=PA131 |title=Waterwise Gardening in South Africa and Namibia |date=2013-10-29 |publisher=Penguin Random House South Africa |isbn=978-1-4323-0359-4 |pages=132 |language=en}} forms clumps up to {{convert|500|mm}} wide.{{Cite book |last=Court |first=Doreen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W6ZfOBb-QdsC&dq=%22Cheiridopsis+pillansii%22&pg=PA288 |title=Succulent Flora of Southern Africa |date=2000-06-01 |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=978-90-5809-323-3 |pages=31 |language=en}}