Lithops salicola L.Bolus

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Aizoaceae > Ruschioideae > Lithops

Characteristics

Perennial herb, up to 0.02 m high. Leaves truncate in profile, 17-35 x 11-26 mm, fissure shallow, faces flush, elliptic-reniform, smooth, margins distinctly regular, dentate or sinuate. Flowers: corolla 20-50 mm in diameter; petals white; Apr.-Jul. Fruit 5-or 6-locular.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) - 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.02 - 0.04
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
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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

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Distribution

Lithops salicola world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0001293555
COL ID 3VL5W
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Lithops salicola