Lithops werneri
Lithops werneri | |
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Lithops werneri at Gothenburg Botanical Garden. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Aizoaceae |
Genus: | Lithops |
Species: | L. werneri |
Binomial name | |
Lithops werneri Schwantes ex H.Jacobsen | |
Lithops werneri is a species of plant in the Aizoaceae family. It is endemic to Namibia. Its natural habitat is rocky areas.
Several recent visitors over a period of years to the only known habitat of Lithops werneri report that no plants could be found [1] and it may possibly be extinct.
Sources
- Loots, S. 2004. Lithops werneri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.
References
- ↑ Jainta, Harald (2008). "Lost Treasures of the Veld". 23 (2). Mesemb Study Group: 33–34.
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