Aloe albida

Aloe albida
CITES Appendix I[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Aloe
Species:
A. albida
Binomial name
Aloe albida
Synonyms[2]
  • Aloe kraussii var. minor Baker
  • Aloe myriacantha var. minor (Baker) A.Berger
  • Leptaloe albida Stapf

Aloe albida is a dwarf species of succulent plant.

Characteristics

Its flowers are small, white and borne on a single inflorescence. Its flowering time is usually in early autumn (March–April in the Southern Hemisphere), although it may begin to flower as early as February. The leaves form a rosette and have a waxy coating, which gives them a pale greyish/bluish green colour.[3]

Habitat

It grows in montane grassland and in crevices among rocks where grasses are kept fairly short. It is found on the mountains in Barberton in Mpumalanga Province of South Africa to the northern border, of as well as parts of Eswatini (Swaziland).[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Aloe albida (Stapf) Reynolds 1947". Species+. UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Aloe albida (Stapf) Reynolds". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b Leigh Potter (February 2006). "Aloe albida (Stapf) Reynolds". PlantZAfrica. South African National Biodiversity Institute; TSP (Threatened Species Programme) Pretoria. Retrieved August 6, 2010.