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Regarded by some as yet another form of A. pygmaea. There has been much confusion with this species and the other species often lumped into A. pygmaea. Mosti & Papini (2011) recognise A. haagei as a distinct species with three subspecies: A. haagei ssp. haagei, A. haagei ssp. elegantula and A. haagei ssp. mudanensis. These subspecies are also sometimes regarded by some as separate species.

A. haagei has a range of flower colour from pink through salmon to peach and reddish. A. haagei ssp. elegantula is smaller bodied than the type, prolifically branching, with smaller flowers; A. haagei ssp. mudanensis has thicker more spherical bodies, white spines and large peach / orangeish flowers.

Although each of the three subspecies was described at different times in different journals, the descriptions are provided together here.

Plants of this species in the collection include:

Aylostera haagei

Aylostera haagei ssp. mudanensis

Aylostera haagei L520

Aylostera haagei ssp. elegantula L541

Aylostera haagei LF49

Aylostera haagei var. violascens RH166

Aylostera haagei ssp. elegantula RH534/9

Aylostera haagei ssp. elegantula RH544/1

Aylostera haagei ssp. elegantula RH556

Aylostera haagei RH568

Aylostera haagei RH580

Aylostera haagei RH594

Aylostera haagei ssp. elegantula RH601

Aylostera haagei RH1090

Aylostera haagei ssp. elegantula RH1249

Aylostera haagei ssp. elegantula SE56

Aylostera haagei ssp. haagei SE60

Aylostera haagei VS276

Aylostera haagei WR35

Aylostera haagei ssp. elegantula WR502

Aylostera haagei WR507a

Aylostera haagei ssp. mudanensis WR689

Aylostera haagei WR745

Aylostera haagei WR752

Aylostera haagei WR825