Haworthia arachnoidea, locally known as "papierrosie" (paper-rose) or "spinnekopnes" (spider-nest), is the type species of the genus Haworthia, in the family Asphodelaceae, in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.

[1] The plant has numerous dark green leaves, covered in translucent bristles, in a dense rosette.

[2] This most well-known form of this species occurs in the Breede River valley, in the areas of Worcester and Robertson (H. arachnoidea var.

It occurs in a wide range of habitats and usually in the shelter of protective rocks and shading plants.

Many of these intermediates are treated as a variety, and given the name Haworthia arachnoidea var.