Lithops optica (Marloth) N.E.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Lithops

Characteristics

A perennial shrub. It grows 0.02-0.03m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.02 - 0.03
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

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

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 -

Distribution

Lithops optica world distribution map, present in Namibia

Conservation status

Lithops optica threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0001435540
COL ID 3VL5S
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Lithops elevata Mesembryanthemum marginatum Lithops optica f. optica Lithops rubra Mesembryanthemum opticum Lithops optica f. rubra Lithops optica Lithops schlechteri Lithops optica var. nova Lithops optica var. rubra Mesembryanthemum opticum var. rubrum