''Haworthia rossouwii'' is a species of
succulent plant belonging to the genus ''
Haworthia
''Haworthia'' is a large genus of small succulent plants endemic to Southern Africa
( Mozambique, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini and South Africa).
Like the aloes, they are members of the subfamily Asphodeloideae and they generally resemble ...
'' and is classified under the family
Asphodelaceae
Asphodelaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Asparagales. Such a family has been recognized by most taxonomists, but the circumscription has varied widely. In its current circumscription in the APG IV system, it includes about 4 ...
. It is native to Southern Africa, in the Overberg region of the
Western Cape Province
The Western Cape is a province of South Africa, situated on the south-western coast of the country. It is the fourth largest of the nine provinces with an area of , and the third most populous, with an estimated 7 million inhabitants in 2020 ...
.
Description and related species
''Haworthia rossouwii'' is most closely related to ''
Haworthia emelyae'' var. ''multifolia'', which grows far to the north in the
Little Karoo
The Karoo ( ; from the Afrikaans borrowing of the South Khoekhoe !Orakobab or Khoemana word ''ǃ’Aukarob'' "Hard veld") is a semi- desert natural region of South Africa. No exact definition of what constitutes the Karoo is available, so its ...
. Smaller forms also bear some resemblance to ''
Haworthia herbacea''.
''Haworthia rossouwii'' can be confused with specimens of ''
Haworthia mirabilis
''Haworthia mirabilis'' is a species of the genus ''Haworthia'' belonging to the family (biology), family Asphodelaceae.
Etymology
The genus name ''Haworthia'' honors the British botanist Adrian Hardy Haworth (1767–1833), while the species epi ...
'', especially the more pale and slender varieties such as ''heidelbergensis'', ''scabra'', ''sublineata'' and ''triebneriana''. However, ''Haworthia rossouwii'' can be distinguished by its narrower and more numerous leaves, which are typically incurved at the tips. It also flowers later in the year than ''H. mirabilis'', in August–September.
References
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