Hardly a pygmy, Haworthia pygmaea var. pygmaea is a beautiful species closely allied with the Haworthia magnifica complex. This is a smaller form of the typical species, propagated from material originally collected in the Western Cape Province of South Africa 10 km west of Mossel Bay. We find these to be quite distinctive, however, with distinctive patterning on the leaves. We also find some gradation between our Haworthia pygmaea var. pygmaea and Haworthia pygmaea var. argenteo-maculosa. These plants are seedlings in 3-inch pots.