Lithops werneri

Lithops werneri
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.

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References

  1. Jainta, Harald (2008). "Lost Treasures of the Veld". 23 (2). Mesemb Study Group: 33–34.
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