Haworthia cymbiformis
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Haworthia cymbiformis is a species
of the genus Haworthia
in the family Asphodelaceae
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Plants are small with a rosette
. The leaves are thick and light green.
The main characteristic of this species is that the ends of the leaves are transparent. In the wild, the sun is very bright, and the plant grows mostly buried by sand with only these transparent tips above the ground.
Some other genus such as Fenestraria
also have transparent leaf tips.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of the genus Haworthia
Haworthia
Haworthia is a genus of flowering plants within the family Xanthorrhoeaceae, subfamily Asphodeloideae.. They are small solitary or clump-forming and endemic to South Africa. Some species have firm, tough leaves, usually dark green in color, whereas other are soft and semi-translucent. Their...
in the family Asphodelaceae
Asphodelaceae
Asphodeloideae is a subfamily of the monocot family Xanthorrhoeaceae in the order Asparagales. It has previously been treated as a separate family, Asphodelaceae. The subfamily name is derived from the generic name of the type genus, Asphodelus...
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Plants are small with a rosette
Rosette (botany)
In botany, a rosette is a circular arrangement of leaves, with all the leaves at a single height.Though rosettes usually sit near the soil, their structure is an example of a modified stem.-Function:...
. The leaves are thick and light green.
The main characteristic of this species is that the ends of the leaves are transparent. In the wild, the sun is very bright, and the plant grows mostly buried by sand with only these transparent tips above the ground.
Some other genus such as Fenestraria
Fenestraria
Fenestraria is a monotypic genus of succulent plants in the family Aizoaceae. The species is also called babies toes or window plant....
also have transparent leaf tips.
Cultivars
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. cymbiformis : cultivar type.
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. cymbiformis f. agavoides : dark green leaves.
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. cymbiformis f. bilineata
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. cymbiformis f. planifolia : flat rosettes, smaller than cultivar type.
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. incurvula
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. obtusa
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. ramosa
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. reddii
- Haworthia cymbiformis var. setulifera