Lithops werneri

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Lithops werneri
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Lithops werneri at Gothenburg Botanical Garden.
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: 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 family Aizoaceae. It is endemic to Namibia. Its natural habitat is rocky areas. [1]

Because the plants are difficult to find, some visitors to the plant's only known locality reported that no plants could be found [2] and suggested the species may be extinct. Others have reported finding plants as recently as 2012, while attempting to reestablish the species [3] .

References

  1. 1 2 Loots, S. (2004). "Lithops werneri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T46793A11078213. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46793A11078213.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Jainta, Harald (2008). "Lost Treasures of the Veld". 23 (2). Mesemb Study Group: 33–34.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Green, Keith. "The return of Lithops werneri". Scrapbooklithops. Retrieved 30 July 2025.