Pleiospilos bolusii

Pleiospilos bolusii, the mimicry plant,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Aizoaceae, native to the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, where it grows at an elevation of 750–1,100 m (2,461–3,609 ft).

The species epithet bolusii honours Harry Bolus, a 19th-century South African botanist.

It is a small, stemless succulent perennial growing to 8 cm (3 in) tall by 15 cm (6 in) wide, with two or four opposite grey-green leaves, quite thick, fused at the base, almost triangular, with entire margins.

The yellow, many-petaled, daisy-like flowers emerge from the center of the leaves, and are 6–8 cm (2–3 in) in diameter - large in relation to the overall size of the plant.

The plant is one of several species cultivated for their rocklike appearance, which are sometimes collectively called mesembs.