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One of the Living Stone Plants of South Africa. Kew Gardens, London.
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Orinda, California, United States
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London, England, United Kingdom
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Gerringong, New South Wales, Australia
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Photograph taken at the UBC Botanical Gardens, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Likely a dwarf form of G. nelii, found in southernmost Africa. Desert Botanical Gardens, Phoenix.
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Naval Base, Western Australia, Australia
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ROUND-LEAVED PIGFACE; Plant
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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 hemispherehave a six-month-shift in the description of theannual lithops growing cycle.
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Native to southeastern Africa, but widely planted and naturalized as the Hardy Yellow Iceplant. University of B.C. Gardens, Vancouver.
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Also known as Hymenocyclus crassus. A South African succulent which begins to grow erect and then becomes recumbent. KEW Gardens, London.
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This succulent member of the Iceplant Family is found on beaches and other saline or alkaline locations, mainly in the Southwestern U.S. and Mexico. Photo from Pescadero Beach, Baja California.
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Puerto Ayora, Galapagos, Ecuador
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Trichodiadema bulbosum is known as the "African Bonsai" in certain circles. The species is native to the Port Elizabeth region of South Africa. The genus name means "threaded hairs" and refers to the bristles so visible in this photo. The plant photographed grows in a private collection in Berkeley, CA.
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Glottiphyllum neilii
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London, England, United Kingdom
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Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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Also known as Coppery Mesemb. Planted widely from its South African origin, and invasive in California. KEW Gardens, London.
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A species of the Chilean coast known as Escarcha, from the Iceplant Family.
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More? Have a look at my Lithops glow set:
www.flickr.com/photos/yellowcloud/sets/72157612365799796/Take a flashlight / fiber light source and illuminate a small part of the lithops top window, 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.This one grew in the nursery of Uwe Beyerand I ordered it by mail from his webshop
www.conos-paradise.comHis full botanical description: Cole#99Lithops pseudotruncatella ssp. pseudotruncatella v. pseudotruncatella "mundtii", 150km NE of WindhoekDO NOT MISS:
www.lithops.info/www.lithops.de/www.lithops.co.za/www.lithop.supanet.com/Be aware that sites from the southern hemispherehave a six-month-shift in the description of theannual lithops growing cycle.