Haworthia lockwoodii

Haworthia lockwoodii is a species of succulent plant in the genus Haworthia.^[1] Native to the Cape Province of South Africa, it was named for a local magistrate.^[2]

Haworthia lockwoodii
H. lockwoodii during its dormant, dry period
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asphodelaceae
Subfamily:	Asphodeloideae
Genus:	Haworthia
Species:	H. lockwoodii
Binomial name
Haworthia lockwoodii Archibald

Haworthia lockwoodii - green and turgid after rains, showing the transparent panels in its leaf-tips.

Among Haworthia species, H. lockwoodii is unusual in appearance during the dormant phase that it enters in times of drought; the external leaves dry out more or less, and lose their turgor. The wilted leaves often cover the plant entirely, which then appears to be almost dead.^[3] During the wet season, this leaf cover absorbs water rapidly, becoming turgid and pale green. The shape and colour of the turgid leaves show that the species is a window plant: its leaf tips have panels that are practically colourless and transparent, admitting light to the chloroplasts deep inside.^[4]