Lithops karasmontana

A clump-forming living stone from the Karas Mountains of southern Namibia, mimicking quartzite rubble on open, sun-baked slopes. It wants maximum light, hot dry days with cool nights, and strict dry spells during leaf change.

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

Grows wedged among quartzite and other stony rubble on open slopes in arid southern Namibia, often sunk nearly flush with the ground so only the leaf tips show.

The two measured sites sit at roughly 980 and 1565 m; the Karas Mountains rise well above the surrounding plains.

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.