Gasteria batesiana var. batesiana

Variety

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Characteristics

Succulent perennial. Leaves rosulate, narrow, ± linear, verrucose. Raceme simple, many-flowered. Perianth up to 40 mm long cylindrical.
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They are like aloes but have keeled leaves.
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It is a subtropical plant. They grow best in shade. In Brisbane Botanical Gardens.
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Usage

The flowers are cooked as a vegetable. The flowers are also rich in nectar.
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Edible flowers
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Distribution

Gasteria batesiana var. batesiana world distribution map, present in South Africa

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WFO ID wfo-0001421257
COL ID 7LS44
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Synonyms

Gasteria batesiana var. batesiana