Glottiphyllum linguiforme

Glottiphyllum linguiforme is a widespread species of succulent plant, of the family Aizoaceae, native to South Africa.

This plant's species name means "tongue-shaped" in Latin, and refers to the appearance of the short, fleshy leaves.

Its leaves are compact, smooth and oval, without any strong markings or apical hunches.

It resembles Glottiphyllum carnosum, which looks similar but has thicker leaves with hunched tips, and tends of offset and branch far more.

It is indigenous to the central part of the arid Little Karoo near the town of Oudtshoorn, Western Cape Province, South Africa.

The distinctively short, fat, "tongue-shaped" leaves of G. linguiforme , some still showing their pale, waxy covering