Lithops villetii

Lithops villetii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Aizoaceae
Genus:	Lithops
Species:	L. villetii
Binomial name
	Lithops villetii; L.Bolus
Synonyms
	Lithops deboeri Schwantes

Lithops villetii is a species of the genus Lithops under the family Aizoaceae. The succulent plant is named after C. T. Villet. It is native to the Calvinia District, Namaqualand, Northern Cape, South Africa.^[1]

Description

The leaves of L. villetii are extremely thick and light grey with tinges of green, yellow, or brown. They sometimes form in clumps, with the leaves paired in twos. The leaves also have spots of color, varying from plant to plant.^[1]^[2] Flowers are varying tinges of white, and are daisy-like.^[1]

There are two named subspecies, ssp. deboeri and ssp. kennedyi.

References

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Lithops villetii subs. deboeri". www.llifle.com. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
^ "Lithops villetii". www.floweringstones.co.za. Retrieved 2019-03-14.^{[dead link]}

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[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Lithops villetii subs. deboeri". www.llifle.com. Retrieved 2019-03-14.

[2] "Lithops villetii". www.floweringstones.co.za. Retrieved 2019-03-14.^{[dead link]}

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