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Haworthiopsis viscosa is a small, clump-forming succulent from the dry Little Karoo and Great Karoo of South Africa, with densely packed, sharp, sticky-textured leaves in three tiers. It thrives with very sharp drainage, infrequent watering and bright light.
Haworthiopsis viscosa, formerly Haworthia viscosa, is a species of flowering succulent plant from the Western and Eastern Cape Provinces, South Africa.
This species extends across the southern part of the former Cape Province of South Africa. Its range stretches on both sides of the border between the Western Cape and Eastern Cape Provinces, encompassing the Little Karoo and the southern verges of the Great Karoo. It is also found in the Gamtoos Valley.
Haworthiopsis attenuata · Haworthiopsis bruynsii · Haworthiopsis coarctata · Haworthiopsis fasciata · Haworthiopsis limifolia · Haworthiopsis longiana · Haworthiopsis pungens · Haworthiopsis scabra · Blue Haworthia · Haworthiopsis granulata · Haworthiopsis koelmaniorum · Haworthiopsis ×lisbonensis
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Haworthiopsis viscosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
