Lithops olivacea grow primarily in the Bushmanland of South Africa.

[1][2] L. olivacea also received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit for being "excellent for ordinary use in appropriate conditions, available to buy, of good constitution, essentially stable in form & colour, [and] reasonably resistant to pests & diseases.

The leaves draw down into a small taproot which also grows adventitious roots when able.

[1] L. olivacea usually tends to grow near large deposits and formations of quartz for reasons of adapted camouflage.

[4] Variety in the species allows for colors to range from red, to green, to yellow, to brown or gray, depending on environment or genetic traits.