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The white to pale grey marbled leaves closely mimics the white quartzite pebbles
of the harsh environment  where this plant grows.
 

Description: Lithops marmorata is a clumping succulent perennials species close related to L. salicola and L. umdausensis.
Leaves: 2, Inverse-cone-shaped unequal-sized, swollen, separated by a deep fissure, ovoidal and more o less elonged The new leaves are opposed with respect to the previous ones and form a right angle with these. The colour is grey-white or pale grey-green, The upper surfaces of leaves is convex and quite variable in appearance, it has darker translucent windows mottled with white with an overall marbled effect.
Flowers: Single glossy white daisy-like that emerges from the fissure, the flower is as large as the pair of fleshy leaves below (3 cm in diameter)
Blooming season: From mid-summer through autumn, flowers when tiny,

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Origin:  South Africa (Little Namaqualand)

Habitat: It grows in rocky environments has white to pale grey leaves and closely mimics the white quartzite pebbles.

Taxonomic Synonyms:

• Mesembryanthemum marmoratum
• Lithops diutina
• Lithops framesii
• Lithops umdausensis

Vernacular Names: Living Stones, Cleft Stones, Living Rocks, Split Rocks, stone plant
 

New leaves.

Photo of conspecific taxa, varieties, forms and cultivars of Lithops marmorata

• Lithops marmorata 'framesii' C365
• Lithops marmorata C360

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