Haworthiopsis limifolia is a tough succulent plant that forms compact, stemless rosettes up to 12 mm in diameter, often producing basal suckers and forming clumps of up to 20 rosettes. It has light to dark green leaves, 30–100 mm long, 20–40 mm broad, up to 6 mm thick, with transverse ridges of raised tubercles. The rosettes produce 12–30 broad, triangular leaves, giving them a characteristic pinwheel-like shape. Young leaves are erect and matured leaves are spreading. The flowers are tubular, 2-lipped, white to pink, produced in a thin, wiry, racemose inflorescence, on a stalk up to 200 mm long, arising from the centre of the rosette. They can be produced at any time of the year, however flowering is mainly in winter. The seeds are black and flaky, in shape and texture.
