Lithops

With toad grasshopper, south of Pofadder

In Paul's collection.

Lithops are cool!

the Lithops seedlings in a diptych showing the same group but 45 days apart.

paul's plants (immature Lithops october 2012)

Ø of pots is 8 cm.

Lithops salicola 'Bacchus'

Origin and Habitat: Namibia.

Scientific classification

Kingdom:Plantae

(unranked):Angiosperms

(unranked):Eudicots

(unranked):Core eudicots

Order:Caryophyllales

Family:Aizoaceae

Genus:Lithops

Species:L. salicola

Lithops, subespecie desconocida.

Lithops, unknown subspecie.

Alexander bay

lithop

Lithops

AndyC from forum www.cactus-plus.com

Lithops hallii, two year old seedlings

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Lithops

More? Have a look at my Lithops glow set!

Take a flashlight / fiber light source and illuminate a small part of the lithops top window (or the side wall, like in this case), and the entire transparent plant body lights up!

Note the differences in the daylight/glow appearance of the lithops windows!

Lithops are extremely succulent plants originating from the semi-deserts of southern Africa. Their plant body rests under ground, while on top they have transparent windows to let sunlight in for photosynthesis. A camouflage pattern on the windows lets them appear more or less like a pair of pebblestones, so hungry animals may hardly find them. I like them because they look like ornamented knobs or gemstones.

DO NOT MISS:

www.lithops.info/

www.lithops.de/

www.lithops.co.za/

www.lithop.supanet.com/

Be aware that sites from the southern hemisphere

have a six-month-shift in the description of the

annual lithops growing cycle.

C350, 40 km NNW of Loeriesfontein, South Africa.

lithops

lithops in bloom. living stones. succulents. 365 NM UV flourescent light

Lithops avoid being eaten by blending in with surrounding rocks and are often known as pebble plants or living stones.