Haworthiopsis reinwardtii var. brevicula

H. reinwardtii var. brevicula, upper Kapp River road NEW PHOTO

Haworthiopsis reinwardtii var. brevicula G.G.Smith
brevicula: very small.

H. reinwardtii var. brevicula occurs west of the Fish River in the higher-lying areas East of Grahamstown. It is much smaller and more compact than the typical variety. The habitat is dominated by grassy fynbos.
Distribution map
Bayer in his book Haworthia Revisited mentioned, that var. brevicula does not well in cultivation - I am growing a couple plants from different localities and I see no difference in requirements when compare with H. reinwardtii and it is growing without any major problems. It is an offsetting species and needs may be a little bit more in shade then H. reinwardtii.

Synonym: H. reinwardtii var. diminuta

Known localities:
  • Springtower (3326BD)
  • Frazers Camp (3326BD)
  • 3 km W. Frazers Camp (3326BD)
  • Forestdale (3326BD)
  • Top Hunt´s Drift (3326BD)
  • 1 km W. Kaffirdrift (3327AC)
  • 20 km E. Kaffirdrift (3326BD)
  • 4 km W. Kaffirdrift to Kapp River (3326AD)
  • Kapp River (3326BD)
H. reinwardtii var. brevicula, near Frazers Camp NEW PHOTO
H. reinwardtii var. brevicula, near Frazers Camp NEW PHOTO
H. reinwardtii var. brevicula, near Frazers Camp NEW PHOTO
H. reinwardtii var. brevicula, near Frazers Camp NEW PHOTO
H. reinwardtii var. brevicula, near Frazers Camp NEW PHOTO
H. reinwardtii var. brevicula, near Frazers Camp NEW PHOTO
Locality of H. reinwardtii var. brevicula, near Frazers Camp, growing together here with H. cooperi var. pilifera and G. nitida NEW PHOTO
H. reinwardtii var. brevicula, upper Kapp River road NEW PHOTO
H. reinwardtii var. brevicula, upper Kapp River road, with E. squarosa NEW PHOTO
H. reinwardtii var. brevicula, upper Kapp River road NEW PHOTO
H. reinwardtii var. brevicula, upper Kapp River road NEW PHOTO
Locality of H. reinwardtii var. brevicula, upper Kapp River road NEW PHOTO
H. reinwardtii var. brevicula, lower Kapp River road NEW PHOTO
H. reinwardtii var. brevicula, lower Kapp River road NEW PHOTO
H. reinwardtii var. brevicula, lower Kapp River road NEW PHOTO


1 comment:

menschenjaeger said...

I think when Bayer says that many H. reinwardtii forms/varieties haven't done well in cultivation, he means they haven't SURVIVED well in cultivation. Meaning there were few growing these forms at the time of writing - not that they are temperamental/difficult plants. Now, Haworthias are more popular and many of the plants are back, along with new forms.

29 October 2014 at 15:17

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