Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Haworthiopsis glauca (Baker) G.D.Rowley
Higher Classification
Monocotyledons
Family
ASPHODELACEAE
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2014/03/25
Assessor(s)
L. von Staden
Justification
Widespread and not in danger of extinction.
Distribution
Endemism
South African endemic
Provincial distribution
Eastern Cape
Range
Willowmore and Jansenville to Somerset East and the Suurberg Mountains north of Uitenhage.
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Major habitats
Albany Thicket, Fynbos
Description
Rocky slopes and cliffs.
Population
Population trend
Stable
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Haworthiopsis glauca (Baker) G.D.RowleyLeast Concern 2014.1
Haworthia glauca Baker var. glauca Least Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Haworthia glauca Baker var. herrei (Poelln.) M.B.BayerData Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) Raimondo et al. (2009)
Bibliography

Bayer, M.B. 1982. The new Haworthia handbook. National Botanical Gardens of South Africa.


Bayer, M.B. 1999. Haworthia Revisited: A revision of the genus. Umdaus Press, Hatfield.


Bayer, M.B. and Manning, J.C. 2012 (Updated online 2013). The Haworthia nomenclator: A list of accepted species with some guidelines for infraspecific names. Haworthia Update 7(4):30-40.


Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.


Rowley, G.D. 2013. Generic concepts in the Alooideae. Part 3 - The phylogenetic story. Alsterworthia International Special Issue 10:1-6.


Citation
von Staden, L. 2014. Haworthiopsis glauca (Baker) G.D.Rowley. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/18

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