Lithops lesliei - Living Stones - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds Barenbrug It is commonly known as

It is commonly known as the Wild Melon

There are up to 30 tubular

with currently 171 known species and varieties recognized

Many others are cultivated as ornamental plants

Lithops lesliei - Living Stones - Indigenous South African Succulent - 10 Seeds Barenbrug It is commonly known asLithops is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae. Members of the genus are native to southern Africa. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek words lithos, meaning "stone," ops, meaning "face," referring to the stone like appearance of the plants. They avoid being eaten by blending in with surrounding rocks and are often known as pebble plants or living stones. The formation of the name from the Greek " ops" means that even