Aloe verecunda
| Aloe verecunda | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
| Genus: | Aloe |
| Species: | A. verecunda
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| Binomial name | |
| Aloe verecunda Pole-Evans
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Aloe verecunda, the Gauteng grass aloe, rand grass aloe and Witwatersrand grass aloe, is an aloe that is endemic to Mpumalanga, Gauteng, North West and Limpopo.[1] The plant's leaves look almost like grass and the flowers are orange-red.[2] The aloe loses its leaves during the winter and flowers in November to December.[3]
References
- ^ "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
- ^ "Aloe verecunda | PlantZAfrica". pza.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
- ^ "Aloe verecunda Pole-Evans | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-11-14.