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Lithops pseudotruncatella
Especially in autumn, when hardly any flowers are to be expected on our cacti, the Lithops come into their own, for then most species of this genus flower.
But one plant from this family shows its flower, predominantly already at the end of May to the beginning of June, the species pseudotruncatella. That is why I would like to introduce it today.
Lithops comes from Latin and means "stone", which gave it the colloquial name "living stone".
In nature, they have good chances of survival due to their camouflaged appearance.
The shape and grain came about through natural selection (convergence), an adaptation to the environment in stony terrain. This change is due to animals searching for something moist and nutritious in the dry areas. The solution, only those who are poorly seen survive. And besides, due to its shallow entry into the ground, this plant has hardly any evaporation surface, which protects it from the scorching sun.
Continue reading in my blog:
www.kaktusmichel.de/Kaktusnews/lithops-pseudotruncatella/
Lithops pseudotruncatella
Especially in autumn, when hardly any flowers are to be expected on our cacti, the Lithops come into their own, for then most species of this genus flower.
But one plant from this family shows its flower, predominantly already at the end of May to the beginning of June, the species pseudotruncatella. That is why I would like to introduce it today.
Lithops comes from Latin and means "stone", which gave it the colloquial name "living stone".
In nature, they have good chances of survival due to their camouflaged appearance.
The shape and grain came about through natural selection (convergence), an adaptation to the environment in stony terrain. This change is due to animals searching for something moist and nutritious in the dry areas. The solution, only those who are poorly seen survive. And besides, due to its shallow entry into the ground, this plant has hardly any evaporation surface, which protects it from the scorching sun.
Continue reading in my blog:
www.kaktusmichel.de/Kaktusnews/lithops-pseudotruncatella/