Accession Data

Lithops divergens ssp. amethystina

Common Name: Purple Living Stone

Family: Aizoaceae

Country of Origin: South Africa

Description: Purplish, lobed living stone from the southwestern corner of Bushmanland. The relationship of this form to typical Lithops divergens from the Knersvlakte is somewhat questionable; it is ecologically distinct and much quicker-growing than ssp. divergens.

Accession Data

Accession #: 202200113

Accession Date: 2022-11-28 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2207

Quantity: 1

Source: M. Opel ex Mesa Garden seed

Provenance:

SH 1323, WNW of Loeriesfontein, NC, RSA. Seed of Mesa Garden 1569.2 sown Aug 29, 2021
SH 1323, Aasvoelkop, WNW Loeriesfontein, NC, RSA

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: core eudicots

Order: Caryophyllales

Family: Aizoaceae

SubFamily: Ruschioideae

Tribe: Ruschieae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2025
2024

Images

Lithops divergens ssp. amethystina