Haworthia herbacea

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Haworthia herbacea
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H. herbacea in the Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Haworthia
Species:
H. herbacea
Binomial name
Haworthia herbacea
(Mill.) Stearn

Haworthia herbacea is a species of succulent plant in the genus Haworthia native to the Cape Province of South Africa. [1] Closely related to Haworthia reticulata , [2] it has greenish yellow leaves with small spines. As it matures the leaves get darker green and the white spots raise. Flowers by way of a shoot and produces a large off-white flower. [3]

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<i>Haworthia parksiana</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Aloe haworthioides</i> Species of succulent

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<i>Haworthia chloracantha</i> Species of flowering plant

Haworthia chloracantha is a species of succulent plant native to the Cape Province of South Africa. H. chloracantha has typically pale yellow-green leaves and is somewhat similar to Haworthia reticulata in form, but the leaves are opaque rather than translucent. It forms prolific clusters of plants. The plant has a few subvarieties including var. denticulifera, meaning has small teeth on its leaves, and var. subglauca, which has darker foliage.

<i>Haworthia lockwoodii</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Haworthia floribunda</i> Species of flowering plant

Haworthia floribunda is a species of succulent plant in the genus Haworthia native to the Cape Province of South Africa. It grows in rosettes with dark green, lanceolate leaves that curve or twist outward. The leaves may be smooth or, in H. floribunda var. dentata, have small teeth.

<i>Haworthia rossouwii</i> Species of succulent

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<i>Haworthia reticulata</i>

Haworthia reticulata is a species of succulent plant native to the southwestern Cape Provinces of South Africa. The species has several varieties, including var. hurlingii which is the smallest at up to 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide.

References

  1. "Haworthia herbacea (Mill.) Stearn, Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 7: 40 (1938)". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.
  2. Doreen Court (1 June 2000). Succulent Flora of Southern Africa. CRC Press. p. 297. ISBN   978-90-5809-323-3.
  3. Fred Dortort (19 November 2014). The Timber Press Guide to Succulent Plants of the World: A Comprehensive Reference to More than 2000 Species. Timber Press. p. 276. ISBN   978-1-60469-357-7.

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