Pleiospilos simulans (Marloth) N.E.Br.

Perennial, caespitose, dwarf shrublet, up to 0.05 m high. Leaves highly succulent, broader than thick, spreading widely, surface speckled. Flowers solitary, sessile to shortly pedicellate, yellow to orange with age. Flowering time May, June. Capsules dark brown, woody, 12-locular, closing bodies large, covering membranes complete, valve wings broad, tapering to apex.