Lithops IDs

Dries · Post by **Dries** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 6:18 pm

What species are these?

#1

#2 Lithops lesliei?

Thx,
Dries

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Sun Sep 12, 2010 9:13 am

Until Ian respondds, how abaout hookeri for the first, maybe hookeri elaphina.

Lesliei seems like a good bet for the second.

Mike

iann · Post by **iann** » Sun Sep 12, 2010 2:16 pm

I like L. karasmontana for the first. Seems too grey and with too obvious rubrications for L. hookeri. If it does come through with a yellow flowers then I'd still say L. schwantesii rather than L. hookeri. A profile shot can help to distinguish, although the shape does vary in different growing conditions.

L. lesliei seems most likely for the second, possibly a variety like var hornii.

Dries · Post by **Dries** » Sun Sep 12, 2010 3:52 pm

Thanks Mike and Ian!

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Sun Sep 12, 2010 7:36 pm

I'll defer to Ian, I was going to say all unknown Lithops are karasmontana, they are so popular here at the garden centers.

I also thought of hookeri rugosa, til I realized it was schwantesii rugosa.

Hookeri has a truncate profile says Cole, so looks like that is out.

Mike

iann · Post by **iann** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 11:12 pm

The profile of all three is pretty similar, officially truncate. Some forms of L. karasmontana are more cordate. L. hookeri has the most shallow fissure of the three and L. karasmontana the most deep. I still think most likely L. karasmontana, although I'm not positive.