The effect of the drought on Lithops colonies
Large areas of southern Namibia have been experiencing drought conditions for at least the past seven years. Many Lithops colonies have been monitored throughout this period and the effect of the drought on the colonies are marked. Many of especially the larger and older multi-headed plants in some of the well-known colonies such as the Lithops karasmontana bella colony near Aus, have died off. These big plants cannot retract below the soil surface and can thus not hide from