Haworthia reticulata | |
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Haworthia reticulata growing in cultivation in Cape Town | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asphodelaceae |
Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
Genus: | Haworthia |
Species: | H. reticulata
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Binomial name | |
Haworthia reticulata (Haw.) Haw.
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Haworthia reticulata is a species of succulent plant native to the southwestern Cape Provinces of South Africa.[1] The species has several varieties, including var. hurlingii which is the smallest at up to 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide.[2]
It can generally be distinguished from similar looking species with pale, green foliage like Haworthia cymbiformis or Haworthia herbacea by the fact that its leaves are flat to convex in shape,[2] though due to the various ecotypes it is often difficult to tell them apart based on leaf morphology alone.[3]