Lithops gracilidelineata is a species of the genus Lithops under the family Aizoaceae. The succulent plant lives in the southern region of Africa,[2] and receives its name from the Latin words gracili (meaning slim) and linea (meaning line), combining to form the translation of "fine lined".
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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. gracilidelineata
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| Binomial name | |
| Lithops gracilidelineata | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Lithops gracilidelineata subsp. brandbergensis (de Boer) D.T.Cole | |
Description edit
Lithops gracilidelineata has leaves growing in pairs of two, maybe sometimes forming clumps.[3] The leaves are light colored and have a small, fine-lined pattern on top of them usually in brown, and of a random pattern.[4] Flowers are yellow and 20–45 mm in diameter.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Lithops gracilidelineata Dinter". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ "Lithops gracilidelineata". www.floweringstones.co.za. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
- ^ "Lithops gracilidelineata var. waldroniae". www.llifle.com. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
- ^ "Lithops gracilidelineata". www.floweringstones.co.za. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
- ^ "Lithops gracilidelineata var. waldroniae". www.llifle.com. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
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