Lithops werneri

Lithops werneri
	Lithops werneri at Gothenburg Botanical Garden.
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
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. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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[1] Jainta, Harald (2008). "Lost Treasures of the Veld". 23 (2). Mesemb Study Group: 33–34. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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