Pleiospilos simulans (liver plant, split rock plant) is a species of flowering plant in the family Aizoaceae, endemic to the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The species is assessed as critically endangered due to its collection as an ornamental plant for succulent collectors.[1] It is a small, low-growing, perennial with succulent leaves and orange or yellow many-petaled flowers.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Genus: | Pleiospilos |
| Species: | P. simulans
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| Pleiospilos simulans | |
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References
edit- ^ "Pleiospilos simulans". Red List of South African Plants. South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI). Retrieved 16 December 2023.
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