Lithops – Flowering Stones Paperback – November 5, 2017 by Bernd Schlösser

Description

Author: Schlösser Bernd

Brand: Independently Published

Package Dimensions: 8x232x200

Number Of Pages: 80

Release Date: 05-11-2017

Details: The genus Lithops belongs into the plant family of Mesembryanthemaceae (midday flowers) – well known by the short term ‘Mesembs’ to the amateurs of these succulents. The name ‘Lithops’ (derived from Greek ‘lithos’ = stone and ‘opsis’ = appearance) itself hints at the amazing resemblance between the plants and the stones surrounding them; it is this particular phenomenon which allows them to employ one of their most obvious survival strategies. The otherwise defenceless plants have developed forms and features adapting them to their physical environment with such perfection that it is extremely difficult to spot them in habitat.