Haworthia minima

H. minima, Kleinberg, Potberg

Haworthia minima (Ait.) Haw.

minima: smallest

H. minima is smaller clump forming, blue-green species, with white tubercles and pink tipped florets. It occurs in Coastal Renosterbos from Bredasdorp eastwards to Herbetsdale. Near Heidelberg are known hybrids with H. marginata. It very often co-occur with other Haworthia species.

Distribution map

Bayer described large growing form with long leaves from Drew area as var. poellnitziana. One of the most attractive form is from Potberg area, plants are very densily covered with attractive white tubercles. Interesting form from Ziekenhuisrivier is very small, in locality the average size is around 3 cm. Breuer and Hayashi described form from Mierkraal (see here Heuningrug) as H. obrata, for me it is just synonymum of H. minima. There is a long discussion about plants from Brandrivier, these were described by Hayashi as H. opalina. They looks a bit like minima, but grow quite large and their leaves are covered with opaque tubercles. Flower type and seed capsules resembles maxima (pumila) and also by locality distribution it is closer to maxima. After several years of growing them and observing them in nature I agree with the name opalina.  

H. minima in cultivation is an easy species. Propagation can be done by offsetts or by seeds.

H. minima, Stoffelsrivier, N., NEW PHOTO

Synonyms:

Aloe margaritifera var. minima, Aloe margaritifera, Aloe pumila var. gamma, H. granata, Apicra granata, Aloe granata, H. margaritifera var. granata, Aloe erecta var. laetivirens, H. minor, Aloe margaritifera var. minor, Aloe pumila, H. margaritifera, Aloe pumila var. margaritifera, H. major, Aloe margaritifera var. major, H. erecta, H. margaritifera var. erecta, Aloe erecta, Aloe margaritifera var. minor, H. margaritifera var. corallina, H. mutabilis

Known localities:

• Perdekop, Bonniedale (3321DD)
• Wiesdrift (3419DB)
• Voelvlei (3419DB)
• Mierkraal (3419DB)
• Swellendam (3420AA)
• Bontebok Park (3420AB)
• NE. Bredasdorp (3420AC)
• Skeiding (3420BB)
• Heidelberg (3420BB)
• Bassonskraal (3420BC)
• Koenskraal (3420BC)
• Infanta (3420BC)
• Malgas (3420BC)
• N. Infanta (3420BD)
• De Mond (3420CA)
• Struisbaai (3420CC)
• SW. Riversdale (3421AA)
• Swartheuwel (3421AA)
• Kruisrivier (3421AB)
• about 3 km SW. Riversdale (3421AB)
• E. Riversdale (3421AB)
• Vermaaklikheid (3421AC)
• Stilbaai (3421AD)
• E. Albertinia (3421BA)
• E. Gouritz Bridge (3421BB)
• Gouritzmond (3421BD)
• N. Gouritzmond (3421BD)
• Hartenbos (3422AA)
• SW. Heidelberg (3420BB)
• N. Heidelberg (3420BB)
• E. Heidelberg (3420BB)
• SW. Bredasdorp (3420CA)
• W. Drew, Swellendam (3320CC)
• NW. Drew (3320CC)
• near Drew (3320CC)
• Mossel Bay (3422AA)
• Mossel Bay Airport (3422AA)
• 19 km NNW. Vleesbaai (3421BB)
• S. Bredasdorp (3420CA)
• Platbos Farm (3421BB)
• just N. Heidelberg (3420BB)
• NW. Heidelberg (3420BB)
• Princess (3420BB)
• Diepkloof (3420BB)
• hill overlooking Heidelberg (3420BB)
• Rietvlei (3421BD)
• Zeekoegat (3421AB)
• N. Mossel Bay (3422AA)
• SE. Hornstras (3421BD)
• Hooikraal (3420BB)
• Napier (3419BD)
• W. Hartenbos (3422AA)
• NW. Hartenbos (3422AA)
• Klipdrif, S. Riversdale (3421AB)
• Koeisekop (3420BB)
• SW. Buffeljagsrivier (3420BA)
• Stoffelsrivier (3420BC)

H. minima, Ziekenhuisrivier, NEW PHOTO

H. minima, Ziekenhuisrivier, NEW PHOTO

H. minima, Ziekenhuisrivier, NEW PHOTO

Locality of H. minima, Ziekenhuisrivier, NEW PHOTO

H. minima, Koeisekop, Diepkloof, NEW PHOTO

H. minima, Koeisekop, Diepkloof, NEW PHOTO

H. minima, Koeisekop, Diepkloof, NEW PHOTO

Locality of H. minima, Koeisekop, Diepkloof, NEW PHOTO

H. minima, W. Hartenbos, NEW PHOTO

H. minima, W. Hartenbos, NEW PHOTO

H. minima, W. Hartenbos, NEW PHOTO

Locality of H. minima, W. Hartenbos, NEW PHOTO

H. minima, NW. Hartenbos, NEW PHOTO

H. minima, NW. Hartenbos, NEW PHOTO

H. minima, NW. Hartenbos, NEW PHOTO

Locality of H. minima, NW. Hartenbos, NEW PHOTO

H. minima, Gouritzmond, NEW PHOTO

H. minima, Gouritzmond, NEW PHOTO

H. minima, Gouritzmond, NEW PHOTO

Locality of H. minima, Gouritzmond, NEW PHOTO

H. minima, Klipdrif, NEW PHOTO

H. minima, Klipdrif, NEW PHOTO

H. minima, Klipdrif, NEW PHOTO

Locality of H. minima, Klipdrif, NEW PHOTO

H. minima, SW. Buffeljagsrivier, NEW PHOTO

H. minima, SW. Buffeljagsrivier, NEW PHOTO

H. minima, SW. Buffeljagsrivier, NEW PHOTO

Locality of H. minima, SW. Buffeljagsrivier, NEW PHOTO

H. minima, Stoffelsrivier, N., NEW PHOTO

H. minima, Stoffelsrivier, N., NEW PHOTO

Locality of H. minima, Stoffelsrivier, N., NEW PHOTO

H. minima, near Napier, NEW PHOTO

H. minima, near Napier, NEW PHOTO

H. minima, near Napier, NEW PHOTO

Locality of H. minima, near Napier, NEW PHOTO

H. minima 'obrata', Heuningrug

H. minima 'obrata', Heuningrug

Locality of H. minima 'obrata', Heuningrug

H. minima/marginata, Hooikraal South (Blue Craine form)

H. minima/marginata, Hooikraal South (Blue Craine form)

H. minima/marginata, Hooikraal South (Blue Craine form)

H. minima, Diepkloof

H. minima, Diepkloof

Locality of H. minima, Juliesfontein

H. minima, Juliesfontein

H. minima, Juliesfontein

H. minima, Kruisrivier

H. minima, Kruisrivier with H. floribunda

Locality of H. minima, Kruisrivier - growing together with H. magnifica/retusa and H. floribunda.



H. minima, Komserante, NE. Riversdale

H. minima, Komserante, NE. Riversdale

H. minima, Heidelberg town

Locality of H. minima, Heidelberg town

H. minima, Heidelberg town

H. minima, Bontebok, Swellendam

H. minima, Bontebok, Swellendam

Locality of H. minima, Bontebok, Swellendam

H. minima/marginata, Hooikraal North

H. minima/marginata, Hooikraal North

H. minima, just W. Heidelberg

H. minima, just W. Heidelberg

H. minima, Winsdor

H. minima, Winsdor

Locality of H. minima, Winsdor

H. minima, Kleinberg, Potberg

H. minima, Kleinberg, Potberg

Locality of H. minima, Kleinberg, Potberg

H. minima, SE. Hornstras, photo by M. Ricanek