Gasteria nigricans

Plant Characteristics
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Scientific Names

Read about Gasteria nigricans in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Gasteria nigricans, Haw. (Aloe nigricans, Haw. A. obliqua, Jacq.). Lvs. oblong, abruptly mucronate, 2-edged,2 x 5-8 in., glossy dark green or purplish with more or less banded pale greenish spots: infl. 3 ft. high, sometimes branched. Cape. Salm, Aloe § 29, f. 7.—Varies into a less mottled form with shorter fleshier lvs., var. crassifolia, Haw. (A. lingua crassifolia, Ait. A. crassifolia, R. & S.), B.M. 838. J.H. III. 60, p. 98; and a white- and rosy-marbled form with smaller lvs., var. marmorata, Baker (A. marmorata, Salm. A. formosa, R. & S.). ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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