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''Haworthiopsis glauca'', formerly ''Haworthia glauca'', is a species of flowering succulent plant from the
''H. glauca'' typically has pointed, light blue succulent leaves (''"glauca"'' = "blue"), which are packed densely along its stems. The stems branch from the base, and the plant can form clumps.
The leaves of this variable species are sometimes incurved, sometimes vertical and erect, and sometimes spreading. In some varieties, the leaves have slight tubercles.
Among the more common varieties are var. ''herrei'' (with tubercles) and the gracile var. ''jonesiae'' (with pencil-thin stems).
Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape is one of the provinces of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are East London and Gqeberha.
The second largest province in the country (at 168,966 km2) after Northern Cape, it was formed in ...
Province, South Africa
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Description
''H. glauca'' typically has pointed, light blue succulent leaves (''"glauca"'' = "blue"), which are packed densely along its stems. The stems branch from the base, and the plant can form clumps.
The leaves of this variable species are sometimes incurved, sometimes vertical and erect, and sometimes spreading. In some varieties, the leaves have slight tubercles.
Among the more common varieties are var. ''herrei'' (with tubercles) and the gracile var. ''jonesiae'' (with pencil-thin stems).
Taxonomy
The species was previously included in '' Haworthia'' subgenus ''Hexangulares''.Phylogenetic
In biology, phylogenetics (; from Greek φυλή/ φῦλον [] "tribe, clan, race", and wikt:γενετικός, γενετικός [] "origin, source, birth") is the study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups o ...
studies demonstrated that subgenus ''Hexangulares'' was actually relatively unrelated to other haworthias and so it was moved to the new genus ''Haworthiopsis''.
Distribution
This species extends across the western part of theEastern Cape
The Eastern Cape is one of the provinces of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are East London and Gqeberha.
The second largest province in the country (at 168,966 km2) after Northern Cape, it was formed in ...
Province, South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
. It can be found as far south as the vicinity of Port Elizabeth
Gqeberha (), formerly Port Elizabeth and colloquially often referred to as P.E., is a major seaport and the most populous city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the seat of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Sou ...
and westwards as far as Paardepoort near the border between the Western and Eastern Cape provinces.
Within this range, it typically grows in very well-drained sandy soil, either in direct sunlight, or under a bush or rocks which serve as partial protection from the sun.
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q64578602, from2=Q1591724 glauca Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces