LITHOPS are tiny succulent plants with a slit in the middle.
The fissure is actually the partition of the two globular leaves. This is also
the part where the flowers and new leaves will come out. The plants produce
either white or yellow flowers which are usually sweetly scented.
Lithops have no stem and the leaves are mostly buried to the
ground with only the top part showing on the surface to allow sunlight to enter
the leaves for photosynthesis. Even their leaves are not colored green like
most plants. Instead, they come in various shades of cream, grey, and brown and
the top surface is patterned with darker windowed areas, dots and lines. These
colorings and markings give the plant their pebble look, the perfect disguise
to prevent them from being feast on by grazing animals especially during times
of drought.
