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Lithops lesliei (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Lithops

Characteristics

Perennial herb, succulent, up to 0.01 m high. Leaves truncate in profile, 25-49 x 20-30 mm, fissure shallow, faces various shades of brown or grey with translucent greenish or brownish windows and channels, smooth to very slightly rugose. Flowers: corolla 25-50 mm in diameter; petals yellow; Apr.-Jul. Fruit 5-or 6-locular.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) - 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.01 - 0.02
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 10 - 40
Germination temperacture (C°) 23 - 26
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Lithops lesliei unspecified picture

Distribution

Lithops lesliei world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0001293542
COL ID 3VL4X
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Mesembryanthemum lesliei Lithops lesliei Lithops lesliei var. lesliei

Lower taxons

Lithops lesliei subsp. burchellii Lithops lesliei subsp. lesliei
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