Ostrichfoot Quaggafig

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Pleiospilos compactus

Ostrichfoot Quaggafig, a reference photo
Photo: Manuel from Valdemoro, Spain · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

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. A succulent, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Ostrichfoot Quaggafig being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Aizoaceae
Species
Pleiospilos compactus

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