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Haworthia chloracantha

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Haworthia chloracantha
H. chlorocantha in habitat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Haworthia
Species:
H. chloracantha
Binomial name
Haworthia chloracantha
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Haworthia chloracantha is a species of succulent plant native to the Cape Province of South Africa.[1] H. chloracantha has typically pale yellow-green leaves and is somewhat similar to Haworthia reticulata in form, but the leaves are opaque rather than translucent.[2] It forms prolific clusters of plants. The plant has a few subvarieties including var. denticulifera, meaning has small teeth on its leaves, and var. subglauca, which has darker foliage.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Haworthia chloracantha Haw., Saxifrag. Enum. 2: 57 (1821)". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.
  2. ^ 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. 272. ISBN 978-1-60469-357-7.
  3. ^ Doreen Court (1 June 2000). Succulent Flora of Southern Africa. CRC Press. p. 303. ISBN 978-90-5809-323-3.
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