Haworthia chloracantha variety denticulifera - Johnson's Post Gouritz River

In contrast with the smooth yellow-green variety chloracantha from Herbertsdale, the variety denticulifera has small teeth on the leaves and the plants are mostly dark green.





At this specific locality at the Gouritz river the plants co-exist with Haworthia acuminata, sometimes sharing the same bush.





They form large clumps and are usually protected under bushes. I have found some plants years ago that were growing in the open, appearing almost black in colour.


Haworthia chloracantha left of middle, and Haworthia acuminata, middle and right under the same bush. The flowers are from Haworthia acuminata.






Voelvlei (Bird lake), near the Gouritz River, is a shallow lake that catches rainwater from the nearby embankments. The area is rich in succulents, e.g. Gasteria carinata, Aloe ferox, Aloe speciosa , Aloe arborescens and numerous hybrids , Euphorbia aff fimbriata and Adromischus are found there abundantly. Less abundantly a Huernia species and other relatives of Stapelia. Haworthia acuminata and Haworthia chloracantha appear only in a few isolated areas. Somewhere near the mountains on the far horizon is the only known locality of Haworthia esterhuizenii.

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Haworthia acuminata - Johnson's Post

This locality is only a few km to the north of the type locality of Haworthia acuminata near the Gouritz River. The plants are very similar to the plants at the type locality, the only notable difference is the colour of the leaves and the tendency for some plants to be semi-retuse. The plants from the type locality are a brownish green whereas the plants from Johnson's Post are light green.

The habitat is in two parts: A small population in dense brush on a little outcropping, and a fairly large population on a relatively bare slope of a hill next to the outcropping. The plants at both areas are similar, but the habitat of the low outcropping is similar to the habitat of the type locality where the plants are hidden under the bushes and grow in pebbly soil.


The low outcropping.


Plants protected under shrub on the outcropping.



The bare hill slope.

As one ascends the bare hill, large clumps of Haworthia acuminata are exposed to the full sun in clay soil, very similar to Haworthia turgida in habitat. Some of the exposed plants are less retuse then others.





Large clumps on the bare slope.





It was my second visit to this locality, the first time being probably 12 years ago or more. A white/silver speckled form which grows only a few hills to the north I could not find this time. I do have some plants in cultivation and will place some photographs of this rather attractive form later.



The plants are light green in colour. In cultivation the reddish brown colour disappears.


Some plants are semi-retuse.

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