Haworthia maxima

H. maxima, Vinkrivier

Haworthia maxima (Haw.) Duval

maxima: for its size.

H. maxima is the largest of the Haworthia genus, can grow up to 30 cm tall. It is usually dark-brownish green to olive green with large off-white, rough tubercles. H. maxima can be slowly proliferous.

Distribution map

It´s distribution are is from Worcester - Robertson Karoo in the south west up to Laingsburg in north east. One of the nicest form comes from Mowers with very atractive white tubercles, another interesting form grows at Lemoenpoort - plants here are purple with much less tubercles. It is quite common at Worcester - Robertson area and further East and North it becomes more difficult to find. The most Eastern form is reported from S. Swellendam and the most northern locality is near Matjiesfontein, North of N1.

There are many synonymums in the collections - for example H. margaritifera, H. papillosa. It was a big discussion about validity of the name H.pumila, but now H. pumila is synonym to H. maxima, because H. maxima is the oldest valid description and therefore gets precedens.

H. maxima is an easy species, it grows without any major problems. If it get´s enough sun, than the white tubercles became more atractive. Propagation needs to be done by seed.

H. maxima, Patryskloof, NW., NEW PHOTO

H. maxima, Patryskloof, NW., NEW PHOTO

Locality of H. maxima, Patryskloof, NW., NEW PHOTO

H. maxima, Jubileeskraal, SW of Swellendam

H. maxima, Jubileeskraal, SW of Swellendam

H. maxima, Jubileeskraal, SW of Swellendam

Locality of H. maxima, Jubileeskraal

H. maxima, t-off to Stormsvlei

H. maxima, t-off to Stormsvlei

H. maxima, t-off to Stormsvlei

Locality of H. maxima, t-off to Stormsvlei

H. maxima, Bonnievale t-off

H. maxima, Bonnievale t-off

H. maxima, Bonnievale t-off

Locality of H. maxima, Bonnievale t-off

H. maxima, Konningsrivier t-off

H. maxima, Konningsrivier t-off

H. maxima, Konningsrivier t-off

Locality of H. maxima, Konningsrivier t-off

H. maxima, NE of Konningsrivier

H. maxima, NE of Konningsrivier

H. maxima, NE of Konningsrivier

Locality of H. maxima, NE of Konningsrivier

H. maxima 'sparsa', Ouhansberge

H. maxima 'sparsa', Ouhansberge

H. maxima 'sparsa', Ouhansberge

Locality of H. maxima 'sparsa', Ouhansberge

H. maxima, 10 km NW of Robertson

H. maxima, 10 km NW of Robertson

H. maxima, 10 km NW of Robertson

Locality of H. maxima, 10 km NW of Robertson

H. maxima, Klipkop

H. maxima, Klipkop

H. maxima, Klipkop

Locality of H. maxima, Klipkop

H. maxima, Sandrift

H. maxima, Sandrift

H. maxima, Sandrift

Locality of H. maxima, Sandrift

H. maxima, NE of Ouberg Pass

H. maxima, NE of Ouberg Pass

H. maxima, NE of Ouberg Pass

H. maxima, NE of Ouberg Pass

H. maxima X Astroloba corrugata, NE of Ouberg Pass

H. maxima X Astroloba corrugata, NE of Ouberg Pass

Locality of H. maxima, NE of Ouberg Pass

H. maxima, Patryskloof

H. maxima, Patryskloof

H. maxima, Nonna

H. maxima, Nonna

Locality of H. maxima, Nonna

H. maxima, Brandvlei Dam

H. maxima, Brandvlei Dam

H. maxima, Agterkliphoogte

H. maxima, Agterkliphoogte

H. maxima, Sandberg, SW. Robertson

H. maxima, Sandberg, SW. Robertson

H. maxima/marginata, N. Ashton

H. maxima/marginata, N. Ashton

H. maxima 'sparsa', Lemoenpoort

H. maxima 'sparsa', Lemoenpoort

Locality of H. maxima 'sparsa', Lemoenpoort

H. maxima, Mowers

H. maxima, Mowers

Locality of H. maxima, Mowers

H. maxima, McGregor

H. maxima, McGregor

H. maxima, Vinkrivier

H. maxima, Vinkrivier

Locality of H. maxima, Vinkrivier

H. maxima, NW. Robertson

H. maxima, NW. Robertson

Locality of H. maxima, NW. Robertson

H. maxima, Buitenhof

H. maxima, Buitenhof

H. maxima, W. Bonnievale

H. maxima, Sandrift

H. maxima, Sandrift

H. maxima, Avontuur

H. maxima, Avontuur

Locality of H. maxima, Avontuur

H. maxima, W. McGregor

H. maxima, W. McGregor

Locality of H. maxima, W. McGregor

H. maxima, Bonnievale

H. maxima, Bonnievale

Locality of H. maxima, Bonnievale

H. maxima, Brandwacht

H. maxima, Brandwacht

Locality of H. maxima, Brandwacht

H. maxima, Boelhoer, Matjiesfontein

H. maxima, Boelhoer, Matjiesfontein

Locality of H. maxima, Boelhoer, Matjiesfontein

Synonym:
H. pumila, Aloe pumila var. margaritifera, Aloe pumila, Aloe margaritifera var. maxima, Aloe semimargaritifera var. maxima, H. margaritifera var. semimargaritifera, Aloe margaritifera, H. margaritifera, H. semiglabrata, H. papillosa, Aloe papillosa

Known localities:

• Osplaas, DeDoorns (3319BC)
• Worcester (3319CB)
• Karoo Garden (3319CB)
• Doornrivier (3319CD)
• Lemoenpoort (3319CD)
• Mowers (3319DA)
• W. Rooiberg (3319DC)
• Vrolijkheid (3319DD)
• Robertson (3319DD)
• W. Matjiesfontein (3320AB)
• Jagersfontein (3320AB)
• Matjiesfontein (3320BA)
• Anysberg (3320BC)
• Baden (3320CA)
• near Montagu (3320CB)
• Robertson (3320CC)
• W. Barrydale (3320DC)
• Stormsvlei (3420AA)
• Dublin
• SW. Worcester (3319CB)
• Bonnievale (3320CC)
• Rooiberg (3319DC)
• W. Swellendam (3420AB)
• SW. Robertson (3319DD)
• S. Worcester (3319CB)
• Sandberg (3319DD)
• 2 km E. Eilandia t-off (3319DC)
• Ribbokkop (3319DC)
• Vinkrivier (3319DD)
• between Villiersdorp and Lemoenpoort (3319CD)
• N. Worcester (3319CB)
• Robertson turn off to Bonnievale (3319CD)
• N. Bonnievale township (3320CC)
• turn off to Stormsvlei (3320CC)
• McGregor (3319DD)
• Takkap, SW. McGregor (3319DD)
• Blauhoogte (3319DD)
• Langevallei, Eilandia turn off (3319DC)
• Koo Valley (3319CB)
• Nonna (3319DA)
• Leipzig (3319CB)
• Vrede 
• Keurfontein
• Wolfkloof (3319DD)
• Agterkliphoogte (3319DC)
• Buitenhof (3319DD)
• 10 km NW. Robertson (3319DC)
• Bellevue (3319DA)
• NE of Ouberg Pass (3320CB)
• Konningsrivier turn off (3319DD)
• NE. Koningsrivier (3319DD)
• Sandrift (3320CC)
• Ouhansberg (3319CD)
• Klipkop (3320CC)
• Jubileeskraal (3420AB)