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| Haworthia aristata, Kabouga, old gate |
Haworthia aristata Haw.
aristata: furnished with an awn.
H. aristata is smaller cooperi like species. It has slightly translucent leave tips. Colour is bluish-green with gentle toothed margins. This species was described long time a go by Haworth and since than there was a discussion about validity of the species. Each taxonomist has different view on this element and aplly it for a different group of plants. For me it is element in between cooperi / decipiens / gracilis.
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| Distribution map |
H. aristata is not much widespread in cultivation, which is a pity. Luckilly Sheilam nursery is distributing Bayer´s collections from Kabouga area. Propagation should be done by seed. It needs slightly less water and light.
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| Haworthia aristata, Kabouga, Spitzkop |
H. denticulata
Known localities:
- Deadmans Gulch (3325DA)
- S. Mt. Stewart (3324AB)
- Stonefountain (3324BA)
- E. Verdun (3324BB)
- near Kommadagga (3325BC)
- Soutkloof (3325DA)
- Buffelsnek (3325AB)
- Doringhoek (3325AB)
- near Ann´s Villa (3325BB)
- Modderfontein (3325BB)
- Kabouga (3325AB)
- Sptizkop, Kabouga (3325AB)
- Koutnek (3325AB)
- Paddafontein (3325AB)
- W. Hopewell (3325AB)
- near Colchester (3325DB)
- N. Osberg (3325AD)
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| Haworthia aristata aff., Soutkloof |
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| Haworthia aristata aff., Soutkloof |
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| Haworthia aristata aff., Soutkloof |
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| Haworthia aristata aff., Soutkloof |
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| Locality of H. aristata aff., Soutkloof |
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| Haworthia aristata aff., near Colchester |
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| Haworthia aristata, Kabouga, Spitzkop |
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| Haworthia aristata, Kabouga, Spitzkop |
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| Haworthia aristata, Kabouga, Spitzkop |
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| Locality of H. aristata, Kabouga, Spitzkop |
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| Haworthia aristata, Kabouga, old gate |
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| Haworthia aristata, Kabouga, old gate |
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| Haworthia aristata, Kabouga, old gate |
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| Locality of H. aristata, Kabouga, old gate |
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| Haworthia aristata, Doringhoek |
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| Haworthia aristata, Doringhoek |
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| Haworthia aristata, Doringhoek |
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| Haworthia aristata, Doringhoek |
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| Locality of H. aristata, Doringhoek |
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| Haworthia aristata aff., near Osberg |
2 comments:
Hi Jakub, more questions and some observations. I have aristata from several localities, mainly care of Sheilam. While quite variable in appearance, I can relate most of the populations together. The plants from Soutkloof are a bit different, and I agree with your labeling these aristata aff. But the plants from Stonefountain (MBB6852) seem really different. These plants are much larger than the rest by quite a bit, have hardly any teeth/hairs on the leaf edges, and really look different overall. What do you make of these Stonefountain plants? Have you seen them in the wild? best, kevin
Re Stonefontein - Hi Kevin, well, whole concept of name "aristata" is a bit unclear. It contains plants somehow between cooperi - decipiens - gracilis. Thats also why some of them are more variable than others. Stonefontein plants Bruce refers as aristata / pringlei. Ingo Breuer and M. Hayashi are using "new" name for it "lazulis". I haven´t seen them in wild, (although I tried few times to locate them). But there are more odd plants from aristata complex - for example Colchester plants.
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