''Haworthia mutica'' is a species of
succulent
In botany, succulent plants, also known as succulents, are plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy, and engorged, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions. The word ''succulent'' comes from the Latin word ''sucus'', meani ...
plant native to South Africa's
Cape Province
The Province of the Cape of Good Hope ( af, Provinsie Kaap die Goeie Hoop), commonly referred to as the Cape Province ( af, Kaapprovinsie) and colloquially as The Cape ( af, Die Kaap), was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequen ...
. Very similar to, and often confused with, types such as
Haworthia retusa
''Haworthia retusa'' is a species of flowering plants of the genus ''Haworthia'' in the family Asphodelaceae, endemic to a very small area around Riversdale, in the Western Cape Province in South Africa.
Growing to tall and broad, it is a peren ...
, the species has blunt, triangular shaped leaves that are typically striated. In the wild it rarely offsets, though clones in cultivation may do so readily. The variety ''H. mutica var nigra'' is similar but with darker (nearly black) leaf color.
References
External links
Haworthia mutica blog post with further description
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mutica
Flora of South Africa
Plants described in 1821
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