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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 ASPHODELACEAE specimen
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.

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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)

Typical leaf characters

  • ArrangementBasal
  • TypeVariable
  • MarginVariable
  • VenationVariable

Characters typical of the family — individual species can vary.

Typical flower & fruit

  • Flower symmetryVariable
  • InflorescenceSpike
  • FruitVariable

Typical of the family — flowering plants only; species can vary.

Notable members

Zebra HaworthiaHaworthiopsis attenuataSwati HaworthiaHaworthiopsis limifolia

All 2 species in ASPHODELACEAE

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