Haworthia scabra

Haworthia scabra, near Haarlem

Haworthia scabra Haw.

scabra
: rough.


H. scabra is dark green species with scabrid, tubercled leaf surfaces. It is slowly growing species, some forms are offsetting, others remains solitary. It is very variable in size. (from 30 mm to 150 mm). The form of the plants varies from having the leaves distinctly tiered, in either 3 or 5 vertical tiers, and either incurved or suberect and spreading. In some forms there are few leaves and plants are acaulescent, but in others with many leaves, the plants do have a shorty leafy stem.


Distribution map

It grows from Ladismith in the West up to Baviaanskloof in the East. Near Witterdrift, which is few km from coast line, plants are almost without tubercles (this form was described as H. plettens). From area around Port Alfred´s Pass was described new variety var. johanii by Breuer and Hayashi. This variety has longer leaves and it is offsetting. Very attractive form is from Kraaldoorn, E of Calitzdorp, where plants do have white opaque tubercles. 


Haworthia scabra, Kraaldoorn

H. scabra is quite slow growing species, so in cultivation you have to be patient. Propagation by seed or offsetts. It also needs more shady condition to grow.


Haworthia scabra, Kleinrivier

Synonym:
H. tuberculata(????), H. tuberculata var. acuminata, H. tuberculata var. sublaevis, H. tuberculata var. subexpansa, H. tuberculata var. angustata


Known localities:
  • Ladismith (3321CA)
  • E. Ladismith (3321CB)
  • Cango (3322AC)
  • Oudemuragie (3322AD)
  • Vanwykskraal (3322CB)
  • Kleinpoort (3322CB)
  • Mannetjiesberg (3322DB)
  • Haarlem (3323CB)
  • De Hoop (3323CB)
  • Saptou (3323CB)
  • Keurboomsrivier (3323CC)
  • Luiskraal (3323DA)
  • Braamrivier (3323DB)
  • Kleynshoogte
  • SE. Oudtshoorn
  • N. Schoemanspoort
  • near Kos Raubenheimer Dam t-off (3322AC)
  • 3 km S. Ladismith (3321AD)
  • W. Braamrivier (3323DB)
  • Brandhoek, Klein River (3323DD)
  • De Rust (3322BC)
  • E. Saptou (3323BB)
  • Melville Dam (3322AC)
  • near Rus-en-Vrede (3322AC)
  • near Apolskraal (3323BC)
  • near Voor Die Poort, Prince Alfred´s Pass (3323BC)
  • NE. Rooivlakte (3324DC)
  • Orange Grove (3323BC)
  • Uniondale Poort
  • Oudtshoorn (3322CA)
  • Voeghs Kraal, Prince Alfred´s Pass (3323BC)
  • W. Haarlem (3323CD)
  • Witterdrift (3423AB)
  • Klein Le Roux Rivier (3322AD)
  • S. Speelmanskraal (3322DB)
  • Grootkruis (3322AD)
  • Heimersrivier (3322CB)
  • Kraaldoorn (3321DA) 
  • Rolbaken (3322DA)
  • Leeublad (3322DA)
  • Klein Rivier (3323DB)
  • Doorn Boom (3324CC)
  • N of Kouga River (3324CC)
  • SW of Swartbosnek (3324CA)
  • near Bosrug, Baviaanskloof (3324CA)
  • Erfenis (3322CD)
  • Ebeneaser (3322AD)
  • Paardeberg (3322CB)
  • Rietvlei (3322DA)
  • Rooiberg (3321DA)
Haworthiopsis scabraPaardeberg I., NEW PHOTO
Haworthiopsis scabraPaardeberg I., NEW PHOTO
Haworthiopsis scabraPaardeberg I., NEW PHOTO
Haworthiopsis scabraPaardeberg I., NEW PHOTO
Locality of H. scabraPaardeberg I., NEW PHOTO
Haworthiopsis scabraPaardeberg II., NEW PHOTO
Haworthiopsis scabraRietvlei, NEW PHOTO
Haworthiopsis scabraRietvlei, NEW PHOTO
Haworthiopsis scabraRietvlei, NEW PHOTO
Locality of H. scabraRietvlei, NEW PHOTO
Haworthiopsis scabraRooiberg, NEW PHOTO
Haworthiopsis scabraRooiberg, NEW PHOTO
Locality of H. scabraRooiberg, NEW PHOTO
Haworthiopsis scabraEbeneaser
Haworthiopsis scabraEbeneaser
Locality of H. scabraEbeneaser
Haworthiopsis scabraErfenis
Haworthiopsis scabraErfenis
Haworthiopsis scabraErfenis
Haworthiopsis scabraErfenis
Locality of H. scabraErfenis
Haworthia scabra, Rolbaken
Haworthia scabra, Rolbaken
Haworthia scabra, Rolbaken
Locality of H. scabra, Rolbaken
Haworthia scabra, Leeublad
Haworthia scabra, Leeublad
Haworthia scabra, Leeublad
Locality of H. scabra, Leeublad
Haworthia scabra, Kleinrivier
Haworthia scabra, Kleinrivier
Locality of H. scabra, Kleinrivier
Haworthia scabra, Doorn Boom, SE, I.
Haworthia scabra, Doorn Boom, SE, I.
Haworthia scabra, Doorn Boom, SE, I.
Locality of H. scabra, Doorn Boom, SE, I.
Haworthia scabra, Doorn Boom, SE, II.
Haworthia scabra, Doorn Boom, SE, II.
Haworthia scabra, Doorn Boom, SE, II.
Locality of H. scabra, Doorn Boom, SE, II.
Haworthia scabra, N. Kouga River, Doorn Boom
Haworthia scabra, N. Kouga River, Doorn Boom

Haworthia scabra, N. Kouga River, Doorn Boom
Locality of H. scabra, N. Kouga River, Doorn Boom
Haworthia scabra, Doorn Boom, S.
Haworthia scabra, Doorn Boom, S.
Haworthia scabra, Doorn Boom, S.
Locality of H. scabra, Doorn Boom, S.
Haworthia scabra, SW. Swartbosnek
Haworthia scabra, SW. Swartbosnek
Haworthia scabra, SW. Swartbosnek
Locality of H. scabra, SW. Swartbosnek
Haworthia scabra, near Rooivlakte
Haworthia scabra, near Rooivlakte
Locality of H. scabra, near Rooivlakte
Haworthia scabra 'plettens', Wittedrift
Haworthia scabra 'plettens', Wittedrift
Haworthia scabra 'plettens', Wittedrift
Locality of H. scabra 'plettens', Wittedrift
Haworthia scabra, Heimersrivier
Haworthia scabra, Heimersrivier
Haworthia scabra, Heimersrivier
Locality of H. scabra, Heimersrivier
Haworthia scabra, Kraaldoorn
Haworthia scabra, Kraaldoorn
Locality of H. scabra, Kraaldoorn
Haworthia scabra, Groot Kruis
Haworthia scabra, Groot Kruis
Haworthia scabra, Groot Kruis
Locality of H. scabra, Groot Kruis
Haworthia scabra, Schoemanspoort
Haworthia scabra, Schoemanspoort
Haworthia scabra, Schoemanspoort
Locality of H. scabra, Schoemanspoort
Haworthia scabra, near Haarlem
Haworthia scabra, near Haarlem
Haworthia scabra, Orange Grove
Haworthia scabra, Orange Grove
Haworthia scabra, Orange Grove
Locality of H. scabra, Orange Grove
Haworthia scabra, near Apolskraal
Haworthia scabra, near Apolskraal
Locality of H. scabra, near Apolskraal
Haworthia scabra, Pietersrivier
Haworthia scabra, Pietersrivier
Haworthia scabra, Pietersrivier
Locality of H. scabra, Pietersrivier
Haworthia scabra, Prince Alfred Pass
Haworthia scabra, Prince Alfred Pass
Haworthia scabra, Prince Alfred Pass
Locality of H. scabra, Prince Alfred Pass
Haworthia scabra, NE. Rooivlakte
Haworthia scabra, NE. Rooivlakte
Haworthia scabra, NE. Rooivlakte
Locality of H. scabra, NE. Rooivlakte
Haworthia scabra, SW. Braamrivier
Haworthia scabra, SW. Braamrivier
Haworthia scabra, SW. Braamrivier
Locality of H. scabra, SW. Braamrivier
Haworthia scabra, N. Ladismith
Haworthia scabra, N. Ladismith
Haworthia scabra, N. Ladismith
Locality of H. scabra, N. Ladismith
Haworthia scabra, Kammanassie Dam
Haworthia scabra, Kammanassie Dam
Haworthia scabra, Kammanassie Dam
Locality of H. scabra, Kammanassie Dam
Haworthia scabra, Uniondale Poort
Haworthia scabra, Uniondale Poort
Haworthia scabra, Uniondale Poort
Locality of H. scabra, Uniondale Poort
Haworthia scabra, Dieprivier Heights
Haworthia scabra, Dieprivier Heights
Haworthia scabra, Dieprivier Heights
Locality of H. scabra, Dieprivier Heights
H. scabra 'johanii', Boegoeskraal
H. scabra 'johanii', Boegoeskraal
H. scabra 'johanii', Boegoeskraal
H. scabra 'johanii', Boegoeskraal
Locality of H. scabra 'johanii', Boegoeskraal

1 comment:

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Very nice description and presentations.