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Lithops, or living stones, are small, stemless succulent plants that resemble stones to avoid being grazed by animals in their native habitat in South Africa.
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-Lithops è un genere di piante succulente appartenente alla famiglia delle Aizoaceae, originario delle zone semidesertiche dell'Africa del Sud, in particolare della Namibia e del Sudafrica.
-Lithops is a genus of succulent plants in the family Aizoaceae, native to semi-desert regions of southern Africa, particularly Namibia and South Africa.
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One poor lithops showed yellow stains that went worse
with time. I didn't know whether that was fungus.
However, I feared that it will infect the others in the pot
and chose to throw it away. But before that it should
contribute to science, so i dissected it carefully.
I would be happy if I could save a lithops life
and you would use my pics instead of dissecting
such a cute plant on your own to get similar
photos!
The Lithops lobes derived from ordinary plant leaves: The top side transmits light and is hard coated for protection, the bottom side has microscopic apertures (stomata) for gas exchange. This is the same with Lithops, besides the "leaves" have got a huge water storage layer within. It is fully transparent, and photosynthesis is performed by the green cells near the sidewalls, which are the bottom side of the "leaf" and carry the gas exchange vents. Lithops are CAM-Plants, that means that they perform photosynthesis and gas exchange differently scheduled, to keep the stomata closed at daytime to reduce transpiration.
The Lithops top side is called window due to its explicit transparency. Perfect: A red tinted window! On the one hand it transmits red light for photosynthesis and on the other it prevents the plant from looking green, so plant-eating animals won't find it.
Inside the plant body, there is a next pair of lobes waiting to take over next year. The outer lobes will nourish the new lobes during their growth and are sacrificed in spring. So Lithops never afford more than two lobes, except when splitting up into two plants. When watered all time, they try to behave like "normal" plants and build up one pair of leaves after the other. This quickly causes heavy ruptures because their anatomy does not allow for that.
Lithops is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae. Native to southern Africa.
The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words λίθος (lithos), meaning "stone," and ὄψ (ops), meaning "face," referring to the stone-like appearance of the plants.
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The Lithops lobes derived from ordinary plant leaves: The top side transmits light and is hard coated for protection, the bottom side has microscopic apertures (stomata) for gas exchange. This is the same with Lithops, besides the "leaves" have got a huge water storage layer within. It is fully transparent, and photosynthesis is performed by the green cells near the sidewalls, which are the bottom side of the "leaf". Lithops are CAM-Plants, that means that they perform photosynthesis and gas exchange differently scheduled, to keep the stomata closed at daytime to reduce transpiration.
The Lithops top side is called window due to its explicit transparency. Perfect: A red tinted window! On the one hand it transmits red light for photosynthesis and on the other it prevents the plant from looking green, so plant-eating animals won't find it.
Inside the plant body, there is a next pair of lobes waiting to take over next year. The outer lobes will nourish the new lobes during their growth and are sacrificed in spring. So Lithops never afford more than two lobes, except when splitting up into two plants. When watered all time, they try to behave like "normal" plants and build up one pair of leaves after the other. This quickly causes heavy ruptures because their anatomy does not allow for that.
Objektiv (Minolta 35-70mm) in Retrostellung -
Retroadapter (Makro-Umkehrring) für Olympus/Panasonic Micro Four Thirds (MFT) mit 55mm Filtergewinde
Aufnahme aus der Konserve von 2021
Lithops is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae. Members of the genus are native to southern Africa. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words λίθος 'stone' and ὄψ 'face', referring to the stone-like appearance of the plants.
Lithops es un género de plantas suculentas con 38 especies pertenecientes a la familia Aizoaceae nativas del África austral.
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A Blue Moon event (for me) when a homegrown Lithop flowers. The blooms are ephemeral and last less than 24 hours. This little guy is 1.25" across. 14 deep stack using Zerene Stacker.
Lithops is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae. Members of the genus are native to southern Africa.
I am so glad she finally bloomed the other day!
Lithops is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae. Members of the genus are native to southern Africa. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words Î»Î¯Î¸Î¿Ï (lithos), meaning "stone," and á½Ï (ops), meaning "face," referring to the stone-like appearance of the plants. They avoid being eaten by blending in with surrounding rocks and are often known as pebble plants or living stones. The formation of the name from the Greek "-ops" means that even a single plant is called a Lithops. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithops
Pronto empiezan este año los lithops a florecer, en una de ellas me encontre a un confiado diptero, "de pie" mientras chupaba y hacia equilibrio entre los estambres cargados de polen.
Right to left and top to bottom: L. lesliei - L. gracilidelineata v. waldromiae - L. lesliei v. hornii - L. lesliei v. venteri - L. julii - L. fulviceps - L. karasmontana cv. top red - L. hookeri v. dabneri - L. otzeniana cv. chesky granat - L. aucampiae cv. chocolate puddle.