Taxon

Aristaloe aristata

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Common name: tarentaal-aalwyn, langnaaldaalwyn, long-awned aloe, lace aloe, uMathithibala
Family: Asphodelaceae
Synonym: Aloe aristata, Tulista aristata
Distribution: South Africa (EC, FS, KZN, NC), Lesotho
Habitat: Various
IUCN Red list: Not evaluated
National red list: Least Concern
Life form: Succulent plant
Comments: This beautifully white-spotted dwarf aloe is widespread and occurs in various habitats, including humus-rich soils in riverine forests, mountainous slopes in grasslands and sandy hot soils in the Nama-Karoo. In Lesotho, this aloe is believed to induce pregnancy when placing an uprooted individual near a barren woman.
Links: iNaturalist.org • iSpot • Red List of South African Plants • Wikipedia

Locations

  • 1: Arid House 1 • Accession: 2015-95/2 • Provenance: Unrecorded
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