Haworthia turgida var. suberecta

H. turgida var. suberecta, Hartebeeskuil Dam

 
Haworthia turgida var. suberecta V.Poelln.

suberecta: leaves almost erect.

H. turgida var. suberecta is smaller, clump forming variety of turgida. Leaves are retused and strongly mottled. Leave ends are usually truncated and rounded, sometimes with semi-translucent dots. Colour is pale green, on sun it turns reddish. In nature they usually forms larger clumps and grow on steep slopes above water.

Distribution map

H. turgida var. suberecta is growing from Albertinia in the West to Brandwacht in the East. Bayer includes under this variety old name pallidifolia as well. It is a well known species in cultivation, propagation is easy from offsets. Best is to grow them in more sunny place.

H. turgida var. suberecta, Brandwacht

 Synonym:
H. turgida var. subtuberculata, H. turgida var. pallidifolia

Known localities:

• Draaihoek, Albertinia (3421BA)
• Weltevrede (3421BA)
• Wydersrivier (3421BA)
• Droogerug (3421BA)
• Nuweberg (3421BA)
• E. Valsch River Bridge (3421BA)
• Gouritz River Bridge (3421BB)
• Brandwacht (3422AA)
• Bosfontein (3421AB)
• Die Hoek (3421BB)
• Gouritz Gorge (3421BA)
• Hartebeeskuil Dam (3422AA)
• Valschriver mond (3421AB)
• Tweekuile (3421BA) 

H. turgida var. suberecta, Gouritz River Bridge

H. turgida var. suberecta, Gouritz River Bridge

 

H. turgida var. suberecta, Gouritz River Bridge

Locality of H. turgida var. suberecta, Gouritz River Bridge

H. turgida var. suberecta, Nuweberg

H. turgida var. suberecta, Nuweberg

H. turgida var. suberecta, Brandwacht

H. turgida var. suberecta, Brandwacht

H. turgida var. suberecta, Brandwacht

H. turgida var. suberecta, Brandwacht

Locality of H. turgida var. suberecta, Brandwacht

H. turgida var. suberecta, Hartebeeskuil Dam

H. turgida var. suberecta, Hartebeeskuil Dam

H. turgida var. suberecta, Hartebeeskuil Dam

Locality of H. turgida var. suberecta, Hartebeeskuil Dam

H. turgida var. suberecta, Tweekuile

H. turgida var. suberecta, Tweekuile

H. turgida var. suberecta, Tweekuile

Locality of H. turgida var. suberecta, Tweekuile