Haworthia mirabilis (Haw.) Haw.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asphodelaceae > Haworthia

Characteristics

Plants acaulescent, with leaves in a basal rosette which varies from 2.5 to 7 cm diam., proliferous from the base. Leaves from 8 to 30, green or yellow-green, the young erect, the old ascending, recurved, 4 to 35 mm long, 6 to 13 mm broad at the base, 5 to 11 mm thick, oblong to ovate, lanceolate acuminate; end-awn 2 to 3 mm long, naked persistent; face below end area slightly convex, smooth, light green, dull; end-area flat, up to 14 mm long, up to 14 mm broad measured at the base of the end-area, with 4 to 7 longer and shorter parallel lines; lower surface rounded, with small blunt tubercles, these often armed with teeth; keel 1, obliquely positioned in the upper half, often with a second near the margins, toothed with minute white teeth; margins acute, with 1.5 mm long teeth becoming minute towards the base off the leaves. Inflorescence about 46 cm tall; peduncle simple, about 2 mm diam., about 34 cm long, bracteate; sterile bracts membranous, ovate, abruptly long acuminate, about 9 mm long, erect, keeled; raceme up to 12 cm long, lax, with about 17 spirally arranged flowers and buds, 2 open simultaneously; floral bracts membranous, 9 mm long, deltoid acute, acuminate to subulate, keeled with fine dark brown veins, clasping the pedicels, (longer than the pedicels); pedicels 1 mm long, 1 mm diam., green, erect; perianth white with greenish-brown keels to the segments, 15 mm long, compressed at base, funnel-shaped, tube more or less 3 mm across, constricted to 2 mm above, ascending, curved; segments free to the base, limb 2 lipped; posterior segments curved, not spreading, pinkish-white with fine greenish-brown veins; exterior part recurved, spreading, pinkish-white with green veins; stamens 6 of two lengths, 5 and 6 mm long, inserted within the perianth tube; ovary 4 mm long, 2 mm diam., dark green; style 1.5 mm long, curved, capitate.
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Acaulescent succulent to 10 cm diam. Leaves translucent, brownish, triangular, abruptly recurved, with pellucid tips above, often slightly dentate and spotted beneath. Flowers white.
Life form perennial
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Mature height (meter) 0.26 - 0.31
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Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-7
Soil texture 6-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-10

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Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
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Minimum temperature (C°) 1
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Images

Haworthia mirabilis unspecified picture

Distribution

Haworthia mirabilis world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:536133-1
WFO ID wfo-0000651903
COL ID 3JWS4
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Aloe mirabilis Haworthia mirabilis Apicra mirabilis Catevala mirabilis Haworthia mirabilis subsp. mundula Haworthia retusa var. mirabilis

Lower taxons

Haworthia mirabilis var. consanguinea Haworthia mirabilis var. paradoxa Haworthia mirabilis var. sublineata Haworthia mirabilis var. triebneriana Haworthia mirabilis var. mirabilis Haworthia mirabilis var. badia Haworthia mirabilis var. beukmannii Haworthia mirabilis var. mundula