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Lithops werneri: The tiny Namibian plant that survives by disguising itself as a pebble. Fewer than 200 now remain in the wild
In a small patch of Namibia's Erongo Mountains, a tiny succulent grows so convincingly disguised as a pebble that most people would walk straight past it without a second glance. This plant, Lithops werneri, survives by mimicking the grey, weathered stones scattered across the thin gravel where it grows, a camouflage strategy that has helped protect it from grazing animals for millions of years but has done little to shield it from human collectors and a changing climate.
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Rare living stone plant, found in a tiny area in Namibia, is critically endangered
In a small area of Namibia’s Erongo Mountains, a tiny, pebble-like plant grows on a very thin layer of gravel. This succulent, Lithops werneri, is found in just one tiny 4…
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economictimes.indiatimes.com
This ‘rock’ in Namibia is actually a plant that plays dead, fewer than 200 are left
This ‘living stone plant in Namibia looks like a rock and plays dead to survive. Fewer than 200 remain as the rare species faces extinction. The rare pebble-sized plant, Lithops…
