Haworthia coarctata

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Haworthia coarctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Haworthia
Species: H. coarctata
Binomial name
Haworthia coarctata
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Haworthia coarctata is a species of flowering plant in the genus Haworthia. It is normally dark green but acquires a rich purple-red when in full sunlight.

References

  1. "Haworthia coarctata", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2012-12-22 
  • Haw., Philos. Mag. J. 66: 301 (1824).
  • The Complete Book of Cacti and Succulents, By Terry Hewitt


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