Haworthia cooperi var. tenera

H. cooperi var. tenera, near Hunts Drift

Haworthia cooperi var. tenera (V.Poelln.) M.B.Bayer

tenera: tender or delicate.

H. coopei var. tenera is smaller, stemless plant, slowly offsetting. Colour is greyish-green, leaves usually spined. Some glabrous forms were reported as well. The size of rosette is around 2-3 cm in diameter. Bayer originally included this species as variety of gracilis, later he sunk all gracilis varieties into cooperi.

Distribution map

H. coopei var. tenera is growing north-east and east of Grahamstown. At Plutosvale are many different population, some glabrous, thers spined. It co-occur with H. incurvula, which grows nearby at different spots. Plant from south-east Committees Drift was described as a new species H. cummingii, mainly because its size, shape and  growing conditions. It will be discussed in separed article.

This species is well known in cultivation and it is quite easy to grow. Propagation is usually done by offsetts.

H. cooperi var. tenera, near Sutherland, Plutos Vale, NEW PHOTO

Synonyms:

H. translucens subsp. tenera, H. gracilis var. tenera, H. tenera

Known localities:

• Plutosvale (3326BA)
• Top of Plutosvale (3326BA)
• Glenelg (3326BA)
• near Fletchers farm (3326BA)
• S. Hunts Drift (3326BB)
• Hunts Drift (3326BB)
• S. Committees (3326BB)
• near Sutherland, Plutosvale (3326BA)

H. cooperi var. tenera, near Sutherland, Plutos Vale, NEW PHOTO

H. cooperi var. tenera, near Sutherland, Plutos Vale, NEW PHOTO

H. cooperi var. tenera, near Sutherland, Plutos Vale, NEW PHOTO

H. cooperi var. tenera, near Sutherland, Plutos Vale, NEW PHOTO

H. cooperi var. tenera, near Sutherland, Plutos Vale, NEW PHOTO

H. cooperi var. tenera, near Sutherland, Plutos Vale, NEW PHOTO

H. cooperi var. tenera, near Hunts Drift

H. cooperi var. tenera, near Hunts Drift

H. cooperi var. tenera, near Hunts Drift

H. cooperi var. tenera, near Hunts Drift

Locality of H. cooperi var. tenera, near Hunts Drift