Aloe verecunda
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| Aloe verecunda | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
| Genus: | Aloe |
| Species: | A. verecunda |
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| 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]
