Lithops meyeri is a species of living stone (Lithops), under the family Aizoaceae.[1] It is native to the Northern Cape province of South Africa.[2] It is named after Rev. Gottlieb Meyer.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Aizoaceae |
| Genus: | Lithops |
| Species: | L. meyeri
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Description
editThe succulent plant grows with its leaves in pairs of two, with hardly any stem, and very low to the ground. The leaves can be a variety of colors, including yellow, green, grey, black, orange, purple and others.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Lithops meyeri". www.cactus-art.biz. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
- ^ Lithops meyeri L.Bolus. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Au Cactus Francophone : Fiche de : Lithops N.E.Brown 1922". www.cactuspro.com. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
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