haworthia

ha·wor·thi·a

noun

Any of numerous succulent South African plants of the genus Haworthia, having thick fleshy leaves usually clustered in tight rosettes, and often cultivated as houseplants.

Origin of haworthia

New Latin Haworthia genus name after Adrian Hardy Haworth (1767-1833), British botanist

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Kurdistan. C. spinosus is a quaint little plant like a small Apicra or Haworthia, with a rosette of flat, spoon-shaped leaves, each tipped with a spine, and a spike of yellow flowers in early summer.
Members of the closely allied genera Gasteria and Haworthia, with a similar mode of growth, are also cultivated and popularly known as aloes.

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