The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens

Common name: Dune Aloe, אלווי תראסק, אלווי תראסק

Family: Asphodelaceae (Asphodel)

Distribution: S Africa, Natal E South Africa, SE South Africa

Habitat: Dune vegetation in low coastal terrain

Life form: Succulent tree

Description: Single stemmed, 2-4 m high plant, covered with dead leaves; densely rosulate, deeply channelled, downwards recurved, lanceolate-attenuate, up to 160 cm long, dull green to glaucous leaves; reddish toothed margins with brownish-red border; 50-80 cm high, lemon-yellow to pale orange, very densely flowered inflorescence with 4-8 branches.