WorldFloraDB - Lithops localis

Characteristics

Dwarf, obconical, succulent plant. Leaf-pair closely set, ± kidney-shaped from above, parted by a fairly deep fissure, upper surfaces usually convex, smooth, densely covered with dusky dots on an earth-coloured background. Flower yellow, sometimes with a white centre, rarely pure white.

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Perennial, dwarf, acaulescent succulent. Leaves windowed, speckled. Flowers solitary, yellow sometimes white. Flowering time Apr., May. Capsules pale brown, 5-or 6-locular.

Acaulescent succulent. Leaf bodies compact, obconic, truncate, slightly convex, speckled. Flowers 20-30 mm diam., yellow. Fruits mostly 5-locular.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

-

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

evergreen

Sexuality

-

Pollination

-

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

- 0.1

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

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	-

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Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	-
WFO ID	wfo-0001293544
COL ID	3VL4Z
BDTFX ID	-
INPN ID	-
Wikipedia (EN)	Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Lithops peersii Mesembryanthemum locale Lithops terricolor Lithops localis Lithops localis var. peersii Lithops localis var. terricolor

WorldFloraDB 2024

Lithops localis (N.E.Br.) Schwantes

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Lithops