Stats

Lifespan

10-50 yrs

Size

Small

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Arid shrubland

Range

Sub-Saharan Africa

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Armor

Status

Uncommon

About

Zebra Haworthia is a small succulent plant native to the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Its leaves are banded with dark green and light green stripes, and it can live for over 50 years.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Asphodelaceae

Genus

Haworthiopsis

Species

Haworthiopsis attenuata