Lithops

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q133283
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Lithops

Summary

Lithops is a taxon[1]. Lithops ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,453 views/month, #1,382 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lithops's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Lithops is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Lithops belongs to the parent taxon Ruschieae[5].
  • Lithops's scientific name is Lithops[6].
  • Lithops's Commons category is recorded as Lithops[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Lithops is Lithops lesliei[8].
  • Lithops's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lithops[9].
  • Lithops's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=6900[10].
  • Lithops is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Lebende Steine'}[11].
  • Lithops is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Living Stones'}[12].
  • Lithops is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pebble Plants'}[13].
  • Lithops is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Piedras Vivas'}[14].
  • Lithops is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Planta Piedra'}[15].
  • Lithops is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Kivikukat'}[16].
  • Lithops is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Jouets Hottentots'}[17].
  • Lithops is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Plantes Fesses'}[18].
  • Lithops is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Plantes-Cailloux'}[19].
  • Lithops is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Popos'}[20].
  • Lithops is commonly known as {'lang': 'hsb', 'text': 'Wšelakore žiwe kamjenje'}[21].
  • Lithops is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Pietre Vive'}[22].
  • Lithops is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Sassi Viventi'}[23].
  • Lithops is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Levende Steentjes'}[24].
  • Lithops is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Litops'}[25].
  • Lithops is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Żywe Kamienie'}[26].
  • Lithops is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Литопс'}[27].

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Classification

Lithops's scientific name is Lithops[6]. Lithops is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Lithops is classified within Ruschieae[5]. The taxonomic type of Lithops is Lithops lesliei[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Lebende Steine'}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Living Stones'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pebble Plants'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Piedras Vivas'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Planta Piedra'}[15], and {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Kivikukat'}[16].

Identifiers

Lithops's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 186097[28]. Lithops's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3545[29]. Lithops's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 3013596[30]. Lithops's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3231652[31].

Why It Matters

Lithops ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,453 views/month, #1,382 of 195,241).[2] Lithops has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Lithops is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The Gardeners' Chronicle, ser. 3. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [19] . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [23] . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Ruschieae
    Taxon rank genus
    Instance of taxon
    Uses CAM photosynthesis
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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