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Lithops herrei

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Lithops herrei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Lithops
Species:
L. herrei
Binomial name
Lithops herrei
Synonyms

Lithops geyeri Nel
Lithops hillii L.Bolus
Lithops translucens L.Bolus

Lithops herrei is a species of succulent plant under the genus Lithops and family Aizoaceae. It derives its name from Adolar Herre, a German botanist of the 20th century.[1]

Description

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The leaves grow in pairs of two and are ivory-white. They have a grey-green pattern on the top of the leaves. Flowers are dark yellow, and emerge from the fissure between the two leaves.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Flowering Stones". www.floweringstones.co.za. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
  2. ^ "Lithops herrei". www.llifle.com. Retrieved 2019-03-17.