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Lithops herrei

(Lithops herrei)

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Description

It forms groups of two coupled leaves divided by a fissure where the flowers appear. Each pair of leaves forms the body of the plant that has a cylindrical or conical shape with a flat surface. From the fissure between the leaves, in the vegetative period, the new leaves appear and as soon as they open, the old leaves become exhausted. Reaches 30 cm in height with yellow flowers.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Aizoaceae
Genus:Lithops
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