Botanical Family · Asparagales

Asphodelaceae

2 speciesOrder Asparagales2+ well-known plants

The Asphodelaceae family is a botanical family placed in the order Asparagales. In the SASYA catalogue it spans 2 species. Familiar examples include Zebra Haworthia and Swati Haworthia.

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Representative specimen · Asphodelaceae

Key pattern

Thick, fleshy, often spine-edged succulent leaves arranged in a basal rosette; star-shaped or tubular six-parted flowers cluster along a tall leafless spike rising above the leaves.

Many genera (Aloe, Haworthia) store a bitter, often medicinal gel or latex in their thick leaves, valued across traditional and cosmetic use for its soothing properties.

Identify the species

Which Asphodelaceae species is this?

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Key TraitWhat single feature best distinguishes it?

Dark green rosette with raised ridged white lines

Small succulent rosette with white zebra-striped bands (zebra haworthia)

Family identification method

To check whether a plant belongs to Asphodelaceae, compare the leaf arrangement, leaf type, flower symmetry, fruit type, and one distinctive marker together. A single feature can mislead; the family pattern is the combination.

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