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Taxon
Aloe
parvibracteata
Common name:
אלווי קטן-חפים, אלווי קטן-חפים
Family:
Asphodelaceae (Asphodel)
Distribution:
Mozambique, South Africa, Northern Province, Swaziland
Habitat:
Rocky slopes in open grass- and bushland; 100-1,500 m
Life form:
Woody succulent
Description:
Stemless or very short-stemmed plant, suckering freely to form large, dense clusters; 10-20 spreading to decurved, lanceolate, dark to brownish-green leaves in dense rosettes, upper surface with whitish spots forming transverse bands; pungent, brownish-toothed margins; 50-200 cm tall, multi-branching (3-8 branches), sublaxly flowered, orange-red to bright red inflorescence.
Locations
1:
Africa: Karoo vegetation types and succulents
(SAK3)
• Accession: 1986-2049/3
2:
Africa: Karoo vegetation types and succulents
(SAK3)
• Accession: 1986-2049/4
3:
Africa: Karoo vegetation types and succulents
(SAK3)
• Accession: 1986-2049/5
4:
Africa: Tree and scrub savannah
(SAV5)
• Accession: 1986-2049/1
5:
Africa: Tree and scrub savannah
(SAV5)
• Accession: 1986-2049/2
Area
Individual