Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: rank-vuurpylaalwyn, Langeberg rambling aloe, slender rocket aloe

Family: Asphodelaceae

Synonym: Aloe decumbens, Aloe gracilis var. decumbens

Distribution: Western Cape

Habitat: steep slopes and cliffs

National red list: Vulnerable

Life form: Succulent plant

Usage: ornamental

Comments: Restricted to the Langeberg mountains, this rare habitat-specialist can often be found dangling from the steep slopes and cliffs on which they grow. Although locally abundant, it is increasingly threatened due to the increasing presence of invasive species such as pine seedlings, which spread from nearby timber plantations.