Lithops werneri | |
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Lithops werneri at Gothenburg Botanical Garden. | |
Conservation status | |
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
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.
Several recent visitors over a period of years to the only known habitat of Lithops werneri report that no plants could be found and it may possibly be extinct.
References
- ^ 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.
- Jainta, Harald (2008). "Lost Treasures of the Veld". 23 (2). Mesemb Study Group: 33–34.
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Taxon identifiers | |
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Lithops werneri |
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