page_title: Gasteria carinata
section_title: Natural variation
hierarchical_section_title: Gasteria carinata / Natural variation
caption_attribution_description: English: Gasteria carinata var. glabra. Adult plant in rosette with juvenile plants that are still distichous (leaves in two opposite ranks)
context_page_description: Gasteria carinata is a small and variable succulent plant, native to the Western Cape Province, South Africa.
context_section_description: This is a variable species, with a range of officially defined varieties, and also with several unofficial forms - several of which have become popular ornamental cultivars.
caption: Gasteria carinata var. glabra, the smooth-leaved variety
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