Stone daisy - Stone daisy

Japanese: イシコロギク - いしころぎく
Stone daisy - Stone daisy

…General term for highly succulent Lithops plants of the family Vulaceae. They have a pebble-like appearance and are also known as 'Ishikorogusa' or 'Ishikorogiku'. In fact, they grow naturally among the gravel, and many species are similar in color to the surrounding gravel. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Ishikorogiku" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ツルナ科の高度に多肉化したリトープス属Lithops植物の総称。外観は小石状であり,イシコログサとかイシコロギクの別名をもつ。実際,礫(れき)のあいだに自生していて,まわりの礫と色が類似する種類が多い。…

※「イシコロギク」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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