<p>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.
</p><p>This one grew in the nursery of Uwe Beyer.
</p><p>His full botanical description:
Lithops pseudotruncatella ssp. pseudotruncatella v. pseudotruncatella "mundtii", 150km NE of Windhoek, Cole#99
</p><p>DO NOT MISS:
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lithops.de/">www.lithops.de/</a>
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Be aware that sites from the southern hemisphere
have a six-month-shift in the description of the
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annual lithops growing cycle.
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