Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: kraal aalwyn, aanteel-aalwyn, kanonaalwyn, kraal aloe

Family: Asphodelaceae

Synonym: Aloe decora, Aloe schlechten

Distribution: South Africa interior: Eastern Cape, Free State, Northern Cape

Habitat: Dry areas especially the Great Karoo

National red list: Least Concern

Life form: Succulent plant

Usage: Horticultural

Comments: This species grows on stony or sandy flats and rocky hills and slopes in the arid interior of SA, particularly the Great Karoo. It has the unusual habit of forming an open circle or “kraal” as younger plants form on the outer edges of a clump, while the older central plants die off.