Haworthia herbacea
Haworthia herbacea | |
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H. herbacea in the Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asphodelaceae |
Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
Genus: | Haworthia |
Species: | H. herbacea
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Binomial name | |
Haworthia herbacea (Mill.) Stearn
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Haworthia herbacea is a species of succulent plant in the genus Haworthia native to the Cape Province of South Africa.[1] Closely related to ,[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]
References[]
- ^ "Haworthia herbacea (Mill.) Stearn, Cact. Succ. J. Gr. Brit. 7: 40 (1938)". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.
- ^ Doreen Court (1 June 2000). Succulent Flora of Southern Africa. CRC Press. p. 297. ISBN 978-90-5809-323-3.
- ^ 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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Categories:
- Haworthia
- Flora of South Africa
- Plants described in 1938
- Asphodelaceae stubs