Lithops gracilidelineata

Lithops gracilidelineata is a species of the genus Lithops under the family Aizoaceae. The succulent plant lives in the southern region of Africa,[2] and receives its name from the Latin words gracili (meaning slim) and linea (meaning line), combining to form the translation of "fine lined."

Lithops gracilidelineata
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Lithops
Species:
L. gracilidelineata
Binomial name
Lithops gracilidelineata
Synonyms[1]

Lithops gracilidelineata subsp. brandbergensis (de Boer) D.T.Cole
Lithops streyi Schwantes

Description

Lithops gracilidelineata has leaves growing in pairs of two, maybe sometimes forming clumps.[3] The leaves are light colored and have a small, fine-lined pattern on top of them usually in brown, and of a random pattern.[4] Flowers are yellow and 20-45mm in diameter.[5]

References
  1. "Lithops gracilidelineata Dinter". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  2. "Lithops gracilidelineata". www.floweringstones.co.za. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  3. "Lithops gracilidelineata var. waldroniae". www.llifle.com. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  4. "Lithops gracilidelineata". www.floweringstones.co.za. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  5. "Lithops gracilidelineata var. waldroniae". www.llifle.com. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
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