Smallish Haworthia to about 4 inches wide with brownish leaves bearing many warty tubercles. Closely related to and resembling H. limifolia, but a different color and lacking the characteristic lines on leaf surfaces. Usually solitary (propagated from leaves or seed) but offsetting forms exist and are probably overrepresented in cultivation. Slow growing and said to enjoy a bit of protection from the sun.

The most northerly Haworthia in habitat, from far northeastern South Africa. The smaller, variable var. mcmurtryi has deltoid leaves with a greater degree of translucence, and is reasonably common in cultivation. This species was distributed in recent years as ISI 2019-29 (type variety) and ISI 2014-22 (var. mcmurtryi).

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