Haworthia pubescens is a critically endangered perennial succulent belonging to the family Asphodelaceae. It is endemic to the fynbos region of the Western Cape and is found in Worcester. The plant has an occurrence area of less than 10 km2 and there is one subpopulation that is threatened by succulent poaching, infrastructure development for agriculture as well as by invasive plants.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
| Genus: | Haworthia |
| Species: | H. pubescens
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Conservation status
editH. pubescens has been assessed as critically endangered due to its small 10 km2 area of occurrence, succulent poachers targeting it, the continued destruction of its habitat by agriculture expansion and alien plant infestation.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Threatened Species Programme". SANBI Red List of South African Plants. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ "Haworthia pubescens M.B.Bayer". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
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