Lithops bromfieldii

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Aizoaceae
Subfamilia: Ruschioideae
Tribus: Ruschieae
Genus: Lithops
Species: Lithops bromfieldii
Name

Lithops bromfieldii L.Bolus
Synonyms

Lithops bromfieldii var. glaudinae (De Boer) Cole
Lithops bromfieldii var. insularis (L. Bol.) Fearn
Lithops bromfieldii var. mennellii (L. Bol.) Fearn
Lithops bromfieldii f. sulphurea Y. Shimada
Lithops glaudinae De Boer
Lithops insularis L. Bol.
Lithops mennellii L. Bol.
Lithops rooi Haage
Lithops rouxii hort. ex Oesterr.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
Regional:Southern Africa
South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Bolus, H.M.L., Notes Mesembryanthemum Part 2, 452. 1934

Links

Hassler, M. 2018. Lithops bromfieldii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 10. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Lithops bromfieldii. Published online. Accessed: Jul. 10 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Lithops bromfieldii in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 10.
Tropicos.org 2018. Lithops bromfieldii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 10.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lithops bromfieldii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Lithops bromfieldii, also called the living stone, is a succulent plant from the genus Lithops native to South Africa that looks like stones when not in bloom. It is a tan and reddish brown and can bloom in the fall and in green, white, red or orange.