Haworthia tesselata North - East of Carnarvon

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Haworthia tesselata occurs widespread in the arid Karoo regions. It is not a common plant however. The plants prefer to grow protected in the shade of bushes. It has some affinity with Haworthia venosa but is geographically well separated from the latter, although Mr Bruce Bayer refers to some linking forms.

When well protected, the plants can form large clumps.


Some of the plants have attractive white markings.


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Haworthia variegata - Swartklip

Haworthia variegata.

The plants grow typically partly subterranean . Haworthia variegata from Swartklip is an attractive from with clear white spots and prominent teeth. The locality is not very well known and to my knowledge represents the most easterly distribution of the species.

Haworthia variegata.

Most of the plants have the typical rather soft leaved texture of Haworthia variegata. In some plants the leaves are of a harder texture - somewhat like Haworthia minima.

Haworthia variegata
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I am not placing this form under any of the presently accepted varieties for now.

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