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Pleiospilos

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Aizoaceae

Higher classification
  
Stone plants

Scientific name
  
Pleiospilos

Rank
  
Genus

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Lower classifications
  
Pleiospilos nelii, Pleiospilos bolusii

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Pleiospilos is a genus of succulent flowering plants of the Aizoaceae family, native to South Africa. The name is derived from the Greek pleios "many" and spìlos "spot". The plants are also known as kwaggavy ("Quagga mesemb"), lewerplant ("liver plant"), lewervygie ("liver mesemb"), klipplant ("stone plant"), split rock or mimicry plant.

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Pleiospilos Pleiospilos nelii Split Rock World of Succulents

Pleiospilos species have two or four opposite, very fleshy, grey-green leaves growing from a short stem that may be underground. The leaves, with their hemispherical shape and pitted texture, often strongly resemble a pile of split pebbles to deter predators. Flowers emerge from the center of the leaves, and may be very big in relation to the overall size of the plant.

Pleiospilos Pleiospilos nelii Split Rock World of Succulents

They reproduce both sexually and asexually. Vegetative offshoots emerge from the root system. Seed set occurs in early spring around March.

Pleiospilos Pleiospilos nelii cv Royal Flush

The species P. bolusii and P. nelii are cultivated as ornamentals.

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Species

Pleiospilos Pleiospilos Wikipedia

  • Pleiospilos bolusii
  • Pleiospilos compactus
  • P. compactus subsp. compactus
  • P. compactus subsp. canus
  • P. compactus subsp. minor
  • P. compactus subsp. fergusoniae
  • P. compactus subsp. sororius
  • Pleiospilos leipoldtii
  • Pleiospilos nelii
  • Pleiospilos simulans
  • References

    Pleiospilos Wikipedia