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Lithops julii. The structures emerging between the leaves are flower buds
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Caryophyllales Family: Aizoaceae Genus: Lithops N.E.Br.
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See text. Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... Wikimedia Commons logo by Reid Beels The Wikimedia Commons (also called Commons or Wikicommons) is a repository of free content images, sound and other multimedia files. ... A flowering Pebble Plant, Lithops julii The image comes from http://www. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Divisions Green algae Chlorophyta Charophyta Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Marchantiophyta - liverworts Anthocerotophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) †Rhyniophyta - rhyniophytes †Zosterophyllophyta - zosterophylls Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses †Trimerophytophyta - trimerophytes Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta... It has been suggested that Angiospermae, and Anthophyta be merged into this article or section. ... Magnoliopsida is the botanical name for a class: this name is formed by replacing the termination -aceae in the name Magnoliaceae by the termination -opsida (Art 16 of the ICBN). ... Families Achatocarpaceae Aizoaceae (Fig-marigold family) Amaranthaceae (amaranth family) Ancistrocladaceae Asteropeiaceae Barbeuiaceae Basellaceae (basella family) Cactaceae (cactus family) Caryophyllaceae (carnation family) Dioncophyllaceae Droseraceae (sundew family) Drosophyllaceae Frankeniaceae Molluginaceae (carpetweed family) Nepenthaceae Nyctaginaceae (four-oclock family) Physenaceae Phytolaccaceae (pokeweed family) Plumbaginaceae (plumbago family) Polygonaceae (buckwheat family) Portulacaceae (purslane family) Rhabdodendraceae... Genera See text. ... Nicholas Edward Brown (July 11, 1849 Redhill, Surrey - November 25, 1934 Kew Gardens, London) was an English plant taxonomist and authority on succulents, Asclepiadaceae, Mesembryanthemaceae, Labiatae and Cape plants. ...

Lithops is a genus of succulent plants native to Africa, mainly in Namibia and South Africa. It is especially characteristic of the Karoo Desert at Africa's southern tip. The word "lithos" is Greek and means "stone". "Lithops" means "stone-like". This is a very good description of these plants, which avoid being eaten by blending in with surrounding pebbles (camouflage). They are often known as pebble plants or living stones. The genus was first described by William John Burchell in 1811. In biology, a genus (plural genera) is a taxonomic grouping. ... Succulent plants, such as this Aloe, store water in their fleshy leaves Succulent plants, also known as succulents or fat plants, are water-retaining plants adapted to xerophilic climatic or soil conditions. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa. ... Anolis caroliensis showing blending camouflage and counter-shading A flounder blends in with its environment. ... William John Burchell (1782 - 1863) was an English explorer and naturalist. ... 1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Lithops hookeri. Four new leaves are emerging between the two old ones, indicating that the plant is about to divide into two.

Lithops spp.. Blooms emerge between the leaves in autumn.

Lithops spp.. The flowers are large enough to obscure the leaves. They open in the afternoon and close by evening. The plant requires full sunshine in order for the blooms to open fully.

Individual plants usually have two bulbous, almost fused leaves opposite to each other and hardly any stem. The slit between the leaves contains the meristem and produces flowers and new leaves. Old leaves die after the new pair has emerged. Occasionally two new pairs emerge, a form of asexual reproduction. The plant is almost entirely buried in soil, only exposing the flat upper surfaces of leaves. This is an adaptation to the dry, hot environment. Download high resolution version (1546x1396, 338 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1546x1396, 338 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3008x2000, 3942 KB) Author: Anselm Bradford File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3008x2000, 3942 KB) Author: Anselm Bradford File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3008x2000, 556 KB) Author: Anselm Bradford File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3008x2000, 556 KB) Author: Anselm Bradford File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The leaves of a Beech tree A leaf with laminar structure and pinnate venation In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. ... A stem is the main axis of a vascular plant that is divided into nodes and internodes and has one or more leaves or buds at the nodes. ... A meristem is a tissue in plants consisting of unspecialized, youthful cells (meristematic cells) and found in zones of the plant where growth can take place - the roots and shoots. ... Field of Poppy flowers Cluster of Clivia miniata flowers A flower, (<Old French flo(u)r<Latin florem<flos), also known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also called angiosperms). ... Asexual reproduction in liverworts: a caducuous phylloid germinating Asexual reproduction (also known as agamogenesis) is a form of reproduction which does not involve mitosis, haploid formation, or fertilization. ... Loess field in Germany Soil horizons are formed by combined biological, chemical and physical alterations. ...

Lithops are also gaining popularity as a house plant. Seeds and plants are widely available in shops and over the Internet. They are relatively easy to grow, provided that they are not watered too generously and abundant light and heat are provided. In winter they should remain completely dry and temperature should be cooler. A houseplant is a plant that one grows in a dwelling, such as a house or office. ... A ripe red jalapeño cut open to show the seeds For other uses, see Seed (disambiguation). ... Winter is one of the four seasons of temperate zones. ...

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Web Links

• A guide to the cultivation of Lithops
• Lithops gallery
• Lithops photo album (François Hoes, Belgium)
• Lithops collection (Yasuhiko Shimada, Japan)
• Lithops books
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