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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.
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 ]
The obovate, green or yellowish green, often very heavily bluish, almost bare leaves are 3 to 5.5 centimeters long, 1.5 to 3 centimeters wide and 0.25 to 0.4 centimeters thick. They are pointed and trimmed towards the top. The base is wedge-shaped. The leaf margin is covered with curved eyelashes that are 0.4 to 0.8 millimeters long. The leaves ...
As one of the soft green group of Haworthias it is frequently confused with its relatives (e.g. Haworthia cooperi which shares a similar distribution range, as well as Haworthia mucronata and Haworthia marumiana to the west). A distinctive feature is the soft, "boat-shaped" leaves ("cymbiformis" actually means "boat-shaped").
Haworthiopsis attenuata, formerly Haworthia attenuata, commonly known as zebra haworthia, is a small species of succulent plant from the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. As an ornamental , it is one of the most commonly cultivated of the Haworthiopsis species.
In this form, it is similar to other retuse haworthias (e.g. Haworthia retusa, Haworthia bayeri, Haworthia springbokvlakensis, Haworthia pygmaea, Haworthia mirabilis and Haworthia magnifica). A distinctive feature is the convex shape of the leaf faces. The faces appear to bulge upwards, with the leaf tips bent back downwards.
Haworthia nortieri is a species of succulent plant belonging to the genus Haworthia and is classified under the family Asphodelaceae. It is native to Southern Africa, southwest of Northern Cape . [ 1 ]
This species is one of the "retuse" species of Haworthia, meaning that it usually grows sunken beneath the ground with its flattened leaves only showing on the surface.Its rosette of succulent leaves are turned back ("retuse") so as to provide a flat and level face, on the surface of the ground.