Asphodelaceae – Page 3

Fairy Washboard

Basic Information Common Name: Fairy WashboardScientific Name: Haworthiopsis limifoliaNative Habitat: Eastern South Africa (specifically KwaZulu-Natal province) History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Haworthiopsis, to

Pearl Plant

Basic Information Common Name: Pearl Plant Scientific Name: Haworthiopsis pumila Native Habitat: Arid regions of the Western Cape Province, South Africa. It typically grows in

Cooper’s Haworthia

Basic Information Common Name: Cooper’s HaworthiaScientific Name: Haworthia cooperiNative Habitat: South Africa (specifically the Eastern Cape province) History / Discovery / Cultivator Haworthia cooperi, commonly

Truncate Haworthia

Basic Information Common Name: Truncate Haworthia Scientific Name: Haworthia truncata Native Habitat: Found in the Little Karoo region of the Western Cape province of South

Maughanii Haworthia

Basic Information Common Name: Maughanii Haworthia Scientific Name: Haworthia maughanii Native Habitat: This species is native to the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, specifically

Gasteria

Basic Information Common Name: Gasteria Scientific Name: Gasteria Native Habitat: South Africa (specifically the Eastern Cape, Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, and Northern Cape provinces) and neighboring

Ox Tongue

Basic Information Common Name: Ox Tongue Scientific Name: Gasteria bicolor Native Habitat: Eastern Cape Province, South Africa History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus *Gasteria*,

Little Warty

Basic Information Common Name: Little Warty Scientific Name: Gasteria ‘Little Warty’ Native Habitat: Cultivar origin, parentage derived from Gasteria species native to South Africa. History

Cow Tongue

Basic Information Common Name: Cow Tongue Scientific Name: Gasteria carinata var. verrucosa Native Habitat: Native to the Western Cape province of South Africa, particularly the

Dwarf Gasteria

Basic Information Common Name: Dwarf Gasteria Scientific Name: Gasteria liliputana Native Habitat: Eastern Cape, South Africa History / Discovery / Cultivator The fascinating genus Gasteria