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
Binomial name
Aloe verecunda
Pole-Evans

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

  1. ^ "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  2. ^ "Aloe verecunda | PlantZAfrica". pza.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  3. ^ "Aloe verecunda Pole-Evans | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-11-14.