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Scientific Name | Haworthia arachnoidea (L.) Duval |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
Common Names | Spinnekopbolletjie (a), Spinnekopui (a) |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2014/03/17 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Northern Cape, Western Cape |
Range | Namaqualand to Worcester and the Little Karoo. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Fynbos, Succulent Karoo |
Description | Rocky slopes, shady areas under bushes. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Haworthia arachnoidea (L.) Duval | Least Concern | 2014.1 | | Haworthia tretyrensis Breuer | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Haworthia scottii Breuer | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Haworthia arachnoidea (L.) Duval var. scabrispina M.B.Bayer | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Haworthia arachnoidea (L.) Duval var. arachnoidea | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Haworthia arachnoidea (L.) Duval var. setata (Haw.) M.B.Bayer | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Haworthia arachnoidea (L.) Duval var. namaquensis M.B.Bayer | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Haworthia arachnoidea (L.) Duval var. aranea (A.Berger) M.B.Bayer | Data Deficient (Taxonomically Problematic) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Haworthia arachnoidea (L.) Duval var. nigricans (Haw.) M.B.Bayer | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
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.
Manning, J.C. and Goldblatt, P. 2012. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora. Strelitzia 29. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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.
Snijman, D.A. 2013. Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The extra Cape flora. Strelitzia 30. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2014. Haworthia arachnoidea (L.) Duval. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/18 |
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