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grows on white quartz plains, in crevices, in red sand or on loose stone. It is usually located on
Northeast-facing gentle hill slope in full sun, or under dwarf shrub in a succulent steppe. It often grows near other stone-like succulents, such as
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376:Cultivation
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283:Description
131:Subfamily:
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617:Plant List
428:"Floraweb"
388:References
277:Karoo rose
40:Flowering
989:Aizoaceae
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686:Lapidaria
433:8 October
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372:species.
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262:Lapidaria
243:Schwantes
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167:Species:
156:Lapidaria
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606:PalDat:
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212:Synonyms
121:Family:
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446:Sources
370:Lithops
360:Habitat
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346:Namibia
334:stamens
310:Lithops
293:Lithops
251:N.E.Br.
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