Lithops - Au Cactus Francophone

figure 97 . lithops salicola l. bol.
zellenschicht auch unter der Oberhaut der gewölbten Blattenden und dort nur
unterhalb der lichtdurchlassenden Vertiefungen aussetzend, die wohl nur in
äusserst seltenen Fallen, nur einmal von Dinter beobachtet, eine Ausdehnung
bis zu 1 cm. erreichen können.
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40. LITHOPS SALICOLA
Lithops salicola. (Plates 35, 35a.) Growths solitary or forming clumps of many
(20); top of lobe flat or slightly convex; sides coloured grey; window large,
transparent to semi transparent, olive green, unbroken or window grey green,
dark green reddish to pinkish, divided into a large number of confluent areas
by small white islands, reduced to a few patches here and there; these islands
raised slightly above level of window, thereby giving it a slight rugose appear
ance; outer and inner margins wavy or slightly toothed with a slightly white
border. Flowers white.
Lückhoff, O.F.S.: partly submerged in rainy season; on dry limestone,
Lückhoff.
Fig. 94 is a photo of this species in its habitat in the pan. The plants
are embedded in the soil and there are thousands of them in a small area
of 1 – 2 –1 morgen (100 100 yds.), as is clear from these photos (see Fig. 6–7).
Fig. 95–97 show the variability of the upper surface, and Fig. 98 is a photo
of the plant in flower.