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A Touch of Haworthia Taxonomy - Part 1a

Taxonomy being a man-made attempt to 'simplify' understanding...

Propagation	Haworthia Photo Galleries	Taxonomy

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SUBGENUS HAWORTHIA

This is by far the largest of the three subgenera groups and contains several sections and subsections.

Flower base triangular to rounded in cross-section.

SECTION ARACHNOIDEAE

This section's distinguishing features are: the leaf tip not recurved into a windowed area but margins and keel usually with teeth.

	SUBSECTION ARACHNOIDEAE Gallery - 1a, 1b and 1c
This subsection's distinguishing features are: usually solitary or slowly offsetting and with toothed margins and keel.

	SUBSECTION LIMPIDAE Galleries - 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f, 2g and 2i
This subsection's distinguishing features are: usually solitary or slowly offsetting, pale to bluish green leaves, often solitary or slowly offsetting, leaf tips translucent.

	SUBSECTION PROLIFERAE Gallery - 3
This subsection's distinguishing features are: strongly clustering, small rosettes, leaves mid to dark green, often with toothed margins.

	SUBSECTION CYMBIFOLIAE Gallery - 4
This subsection's distinguishing features are: often clustering, leaves fleshy, green to pale green, margins sometimes lightly toothed.

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Propagation	Haworthia Photo Galleries	Taxonomy