lithops francisci

lithops francisci

Description: Lithops franciscii is generally smaller than most Lithops and (especially in cultivation) tends to grow not buried in the ground and often shows an elongated shape rather than the classical underground cordate (heart-shaped) form. It is easily recognizable for the very numerous dull grey-green dots on an opaque beige, grey-white or cream body often with yellow, green or pink nuances. It can form quite large groups with up to 20 or more heads, but usually it as only 3 to 6 heads. This species grows quickly from seed and flower easily.
Bodies (paired leaves): Usually distinctly convex, sometimes truncated; bifurcate with a deep fissure (about 6-12 mm); the lobes lobes are conjunct to slightly divergent. Face: The top face is opaque, smooth to rugose, slightly elevated, with almost always unequal lobes. This species usually do not shows clearly evident margins or shows very irregular margins, with fragmented peninsulas. The windows are usually occluded or absent giving the surface its typical opaque aspect. The surface shows narrow, indistinct and slightly impressed dull grey-green channels and also a network of nebulous, very irregular and fragmented island, but the top of the leaves are scattered by numerous dots ( dusky dots) that are transparent round, small, up to 0,5 mm in Ø, very slightly impressed. The patterns of colour of the dots on the face is more or less regular within certain ranges of similarity over the whole face, but often they are concentrated in and along the border of the channels, it is also arduous to tell apart between concentrations of dots and channels. For this species, the dusky dots are very specific ranging in colour from dull grey through dull green.
Flowers: Yellow, small sized up to 25 mm in diameter, but usually less.
Fruits: 5 loculed capsules.
Seeds: Yellowish brown, rugose.

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