''Pleiospilos compactus'', called living rock, is a species of flowering plant in the ice plant genus ''

Pleiospilos ''Pleiospilos'' is a genus of succulent flowering plants of the family Aizoaceae. It is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. The name is derived from the Greek ''pleios'' "many" and ''spìlos'' "spot". The plants are also known as ''kwa ...

'', native to the southwestern Cape Provinces of South Africa. A succulent, it has gained the

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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

compactus Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces Plants described in 1927 {{Aizoaceae-stub