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After an injury, wound-sealing in leaves of the succulent plant Delosperma cooperi takes place by deformation and movement of the entire leaf within a time span of 30–60min. In cross sections the almost cylindrical leaves reveal a centripetal arrangement of five different tissue types. Based on anatomical data and mechanical analyses of the five hulls, representing the different tissue layers, we...