WorldFloraDB - Lithops comptonii

Characteristics

Dwarf, obconical, succulent plant, mostly 2-4-headed. Leaf-pair parted by a fairly deep fissure, elliptic to kidney-shaped from above, upper surfaces ± convex to very slightly humped, or usually flattish, sometimes startlingly so, with open or somewhat occluded windows with pinkish beige, light grey or pale greenish grey markings. Flower yellow with a white centre, ± 20-25 mm diam.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

-

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

-

Sexuality

-

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

-

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

-

Environment

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity	-
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	environmental use
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Mode	-
Germination duration (days)	10 - 40
Germination temperacture (C°)	23 - 26
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-7
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

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Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	-
WFO ID	wfo-0001293522
COL ID	3VL3H
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Lithops comptonii Lithops weberi Lithops comptonii var. comptonii Lithops comptonii var. weberi Lithops otzeniana var. weberi

WorldFloraDB 2024

Lithops comptonii L.Bolus

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Lithops