Stats

Lifespan: 40-50 yrs
Size: Tiny
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Desert
Range: Southern Africa
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Camouflage
Status: Rare

About

Stonefigs are succulent plants that grow among the rocky plains of southern Africa. They split their thick leaves down the center to sprout a single daisy-like flower.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Genus: Lithops