The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens

Common name: אלוי ישר-כרבולת

Family: Asphodelaceae (Asphodel)

Distribution: Zimbabwe

Habitat: Endemic. Nutrients poor serpentine soil on rocky slopes in open grassland; 1,450-1,525 m

Life form: Woody succulent

Description: Stemless, solitary plant; about 30 erect to slightly incurved, ovate-lanceolate, green-grey and pinkish tinged leaves, forming a dense rosette; pinkish, pungent brown-toothed margins; 80-95 cm high, on the upper side of the branches densely flowered, coral-red to orange, occasionally yellow inflorescence with up to 4 horizontally disposed branches.