Lithops dendritica

A small living-stone from the central Namibian highlands, usually treated as a form of the Lithops pseudotruncatella group and named for the branching, tree-like lines on its leaf windows. It grows through the summer rains and sits dry through a cool, rainless winter, so watering only in the warm season is the key to keeping it.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Open, stony ground in high semi-desert, with the plant set flush with gravel and pebbles so only the windowed leaf tips show. This is inferred from the genus and the measured site, not from a species-specific account.

The single recorded site sits near 1790 m on the central Namibian plateau.

Namibia

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.