Lithops werneri
Species of succulent
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Lithops werneri is a species of plant in the family Aizoaceae. It is endemic to Namibia. Its natural habitat is rocky areas.[1]
| Lithops werneri | |
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| Lithops werneri at Gothenburg Botanical Garden. | |
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 | |
Because the plants are difficult to find, some visitors to the plant's only known locality reported that no plants could be found[2] and suggested the species may be extinct. Others have reported finding plants as recently as 2012, while attempting to reestablish the species.[3]
