Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae    Species

Common Name: French Aloe

Scientific Synonymy:
Aloe atherstonei, Aloe pluridens var. beckeri

Common Synonymy:
Fraansaalwyn

Cold Hardiness Zone: 9b     View the UK and US zone maps

Aloe pluridens Information

Identification

Stems are solitary or branched. Upper parts of the stem is covered in old dried leaves. Leaves are recurved, bright green in colour. Leaf surfaces are smooth, leaf margins are armed with numerous small white teeth. Inflorescence is complex and branched into four racemes that are cone shaped. Flowers are orange to pinkish-red and occasionally yellow.

Species information currently being revised.

Distribution

Native to: South Africa