Lithops pseudotruncatella

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|image = Lithops pseudotruncatella elisabethae 1.jpg

|genus = Lithops

|species = pseudotruncatella

|authority = (A.Berger) N.E.Br.

|synonyms = Lithops alpina Dinter

Lithops elisabethiae Dinter

Lithops mundtii Tischer

Lithops pseudotruncatella var. alpina (Dinter) Boom

Lithops pseudotruncatella var. riehmerae D.T.Cole

Lithops pseudotruncatella subsp. volkii (Schwantes ex de Boer & Boom) D.T.Cole

Mesembryanthemum pseudotruncatellum A.Berger

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Lithops pseudotruncatella is a species of succulent in the family Aizoaceae.{{Cite web|url=https://www.houseplantsexpert.com/lithops-pseudotruncatella.html|title=Lithops Pseudotruncatella - Truncate Living Stone - Description and Care|website=www.houseplantsexpert.com|access-date=2019-03-13}} Initial confusion associated with Conophytum truncatum is where it derives its name, literally meaning "fake-truncatum". It also received The Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/10372/i-Lithops-pseudotruncatella-i/Details|title=RHS - Lithops pseudotruncatella|website=Royal Horticultural Society}} The plant is endemic to Namibia.

Description

Leaves are thick, and similar to that of the rest of the genus Lithops. The leaves are paired in twos, and the plant as a whole does not grow larger than 5 cm in height. They are grey to pale brown in color with branched marbling on the top.{{Cite web|url=http://www.llifle.com/Encyclopedia/SUCCULENTS/Family/Aizoaceae/13128/Lithops_pseudotruncatella|title=Lithops pseudotruncatella|website=www.llifle.com|access-date=2019-03-13}} Its flowers are yellow in color and not more than 4 cm in diameter.{{Cite web|url=https://worldofsucculents.com/lithops-pseudotruncatella-truncate-living-stone/|title=Lithops pseudotruncatella (Truncate Living Stone)|date=2017-09-17|website=World of Succulents|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-13}}

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