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Lithops schwantesii gebseri (Lithops schwantesii gebseri)

Description

Lithops schwantesii ssp.gebseri is a distinct subspecies of the very variable Lithops schwantesii.It distinguishes for the absence of windows and for the characteristic brainy texture with,channels reduced to a network of grooves or furrows,largely taken up by rubrications Habit: It is a tiny caespitose succulent that grows almost completely buried in the soil with only the upper truncated portion of leaves visible.Bodies usually forming small groups with 1-3 heads (or more),up to 4 cm high.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Caryophyllales

            • Family: Aizoaceae

              • Genus: Lithops