On 14 April 2018 the members of the LRCF set out to visit the study and reintroduction site of Lithops schwantesii subsp. gebseri on the farm Estorffdank with the aim of monitoring the survival of the young, two-year old plants that were reintroduced into their former habitat a year earlier (see Reintroduction of Lithops schwantesii subsp. gebseri into its natural habitat in Namibia). Of the 221 plants reintroduced in April 2017, 21 (9.55%) survived and were found to be in ve

Fig 11. Lithops meyeri in the Richtersveld. This very large population, north of Lekkersing, was visited on 20 March 2018. Although there had been very little rain before visiting the colony most of the plants were in a fair condition. However, the remains of some plants, especially multi-headed plants were obvious. Fig 12. The characteristic ochre yellow Lithops schwantesii schwantesii marthae at the type locality on the Pockenbank Mountains. In this area, being hit by one o

The four members of the LRCF explored a new habitat for Lithops schwantesii subsp. schwantesii var. schwantesii on a farm near Helmeringhausen on 13 April 2018 after the owner found Lithops on an isolated hill on the farm 10 days earlier. In total 21 plants were found in the colony in, most of them flowering in the late afternoon sun. After recent good rain in the area the plants were in good condition. Figure 1. Members of the LRCF exploring the new Lithops schwantesii habi