Pleiospilos compactus

{{Short description|Species of plant in the genus Pleiospilos}}

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|genus=Pleiospilos

|species=compactus

|authority=(Aiton) SchwantesZ. Sukkulentenk. 3: 23 (1927)

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• 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.

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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.{{cite web |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:363987-1 |title=Pleiospilos compactus (Aiton) Schwantes |author= |date=2017 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=16 March 2021 }} A succulent, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.{{cite web |title=Pleiospilos compactus living rock |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/176669/Pleiospilos-compactus/Details |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=16 March 2021 }}