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Haworthia is a large genus of small succulent plants endemic to Southern Africa (Mozambique, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini and South Africa). [1]Like aloes and gasteria they are members of the subfamily Asphodeloideae and they generally resemble miniature aloes, except in their flowers, which are distinctive in appearance.
Aeonium haworthii, also known as Haworth's aeonium or pinwheel, is a species of succulent flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae. It is grown as a houseplant in temperate regions . It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society 's Award of Garden Merit , [ 2 ] as has the cultivar 'Variegatum'.
Haworthia magnifica is a succulent evergreen slow-growing species reaching a size of 40 cm in height. Its shape and brownish-greenish color serve to camouflage this plant on the ground. Its shape and brownish-greenish color serve to camouflage this plant on the ground.
Haworthiopsis reinwardtii, formerly Haworthia reinwardtii, is a species of succulent flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae, native to the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is one of the species of Haworthiopsis that is commonly cultivated as an ornamental.
It is normally dark green but sometimes acquires a rich purple-red when in full sunlight. It is frequently confused with Haworthiopsis reinwardtii, which occurs just to the east of its natural range. However H. coarctata has smaller, smoother and rounder tubercles on its leaves (those of H.reinwardtii are sometimes larger, flatter and whiter).
Haworthia turgida, also sometimes known as the windowpane plant, [2] is a species of Haworthia native to the Cape Provinces. [3] Its common name comes from the translucent panes on its leaves, which are similar to those of Haworthia cooperi and some other species in the genus. [ 2 ]
Haworthiopsis limifolia, formerly Haworthia limifolia, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Haworthiopsis, native to southern Africa and first described in 1910. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Distribution
The leaves are greenish, form a rosette and turn to reddish in full sun. The flowers are white and small, in an inflorescence. It is extremely closely related to Haworthiopsis granulata (restricted to the far south-west of its range near Laingsburg) and to Haworthiopsis venosa (a species restricted to a spot on the south coast of South Africa).