All you wanted to know about Haworthias, Gasterias and Astrolobas: 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 scabra, Paardeberg I., NEW PHOTO

Locality of H. scabra, Paardeberg I., NEW PHOTO

Haworthiopsis scabra, Paardeberg II., NEW PHOTO

Haworthiopsis scabra, Rietvlei, NEW PHOTO

Locality of H. scabra, Rietvlei, NEW PHOTO

Haworthiopsis scabra, Rooiberg, NEW PHOTO

Locality of H. scabra, Rooiberg, NEW PHOTO

Haworthiopsis scabra, Ebeneaser

Locality of H. scabra, Ebeneaser

Haworthiopsis scabra, Erfenis

Locality of H. scabra, Erfenis

Haworthia scabra, Rolbaken

Locality of H. scabra, Rolbaken

Haworthia scabra, Leeublad

Locality of H. scabra, Leeublad

Haworthia scabra, Kleinrivier

Locality of H. scabra, Kleinrivier

Haworthia scabra, Doorn Boom, SE, I.

Locality of H. scabra, Doorn Boom, SE, I.

Haworthia scabra, Doorn Boom, SE, II.

Locality of H. scabra, Doorn Boom, SE, II.

Haworthia scabra, N. Kouga River, Doorn Boom

Locality of H. scabra, N. Kouga River, Doorn Boom

Haworthia scabra, Doorn Boom, S.

Locality of H. scabra, Doorn Boom, S.

Haworthia scabra, SW. Swartbosnek

Locality of H. scabra, SW. Swartbosnek

Haworthia scabra, near Rooivlakte

Locality of H. scabra, near Rooivlakte

Haworthia scabra 'plettens', Wittedrift

Locality of H. scabra 'plettens', Wittedrift

Haworthia scabra, Heimersrivier

Locality of H. scabra, Heimersrivier

Haworthia scabra, Kraaldoorn

Locality of H. scabra, Kraaldoorn

Haworthia scabra, Groot Kruis

Locality of H. scabra, Groot Kruis

Haworthia scabra, Schoemanspoort

Locality of H. scabra, Schoemanspoort

Haworthia scabra, near Haarlem

Haworthia scabra, Orange Grove

Locality of H. scabra, Orange Grove

Haworthia scabra, near Apolskraal

Locality of H. scabra, near Apolskraal

Haworthia scabra, Pietersrivier

Locality of H. scabra, Pietersrivier

Haworthia scabra, Prince Alfred Pass

Locality of H. scabra, Prince Alfred Pass

Haworthia scabra, NE. Rooivlakte

Locality of H. scabra, NE. Rooivlakte

Haworthia scabra, SW. Braamrivier

Locality of H. scabra, SW. Braamrivier

Haworthia scabra, N. Ladismith

Locality of H. scabra, N. Ladismith

Haworthia scabra, Kammanassie Dam

Locality of H. scabra, Kammanassie Dam

Haworthia scabra, Uniondale Poort

Locality of H. scabra, Uniondale Poort

Haworthia scabra, Dieprivier Heights

Locality of H. scabra, Dieprivier Heights

H. scabra 'johanii', Boegoeskraal

Locality of H. scabra 'johanii', Boegoeskraal

Haworthia scabra

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