Asphodelaceae

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Aloidendron pillansii (L.Guthrie) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.

Aloidendron pillansii (L.Guthrie) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.

Aloidendron pillansii (L.Guthrie) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.

Aloidendron pillansii is a slow-growing threatened tree aloe native to the Namibia-South Africa border region.

Aloidendron ramosissimum (Pillans) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.

Aloidendron ramosissimum (Pillans) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.

Aloidendron ramosissimum (Pillans) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.

Aloidendron ramosissimum is a shorter, bushier relative of other aloes, endemic to border regions of South Africa and Namibia.

Astroloba rubriflora (L.Bolus) Gideon F.Sm. & J.C.Manning

Astroloba rubriflora (L.Bolus) Gideon F.Sm. & J.C.Manning

Astroloba rubriflora (L.Bolus) Gideon F.Sm. & J.C.Manning

Astroloba rubriflora is an unusual South African succulent with sunbird-pollinated aloe-like red flowers.

Astroloba foliolosa (Haw.) Uitewaal

Astroloba foliolosa (Haw.) Uitewaal

Astroloba foliolosa (Haw.) Uitewaal

Astroloba foliolosa is a succulent plant with spiraled leaves, found in South Africa's Eastern Cape Karoo flats.

Astroloba corrugata N.L.Mey. & Gideon F.Sm.

Astroloba corrugata N.L.Mey. & Gideon F.Sm.

Astroloba corrugata N.L.Mey. & Gideon F.Sm.

Astroloba corrugata is a compact leafy succulent from South Africa’s Western Cape, identifiable by its evenly distributed leaf tubercles.

Astroloba robusta P.Reinecke ex Molteno, van Jaarsv. & Gideon F.Sm.

Astroloba robusta P.Reinecke ex Molteno, van Jaarsv. & Gideon F.Sm.

Astroloba robusta P.Reinecke ex Molteno, van Jaarsv. & Gideon F.Sm.

Astroloba robusta is a succulent species formally described in 2017, distributed across South Africa's Cape provinces.

Astroloba spirella (Haw.) Molteno & Gideon F.Sm.

Astroloba spirella (Haw.) Molteno & Gideon F.Sm.

Astroloba spirella (Haw.) Molteno & Gideon F.Sm.

Astroloba spirella is a small succulent native to the Little Karoo, distinguished from similar Astroloba species by specific traits.

Gonialoe variegata (L.) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning

Gonialoe variegata (L.) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning

Gonialoe variegata (L.) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning

Gonialoe variegata, or tiger aloe, is a southern African succulent grown as an ornamental garden plant.

Aloiampelos striatula (Haw.) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.

Aloiampelos striatula (Haw.) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.

Aloiampelos striatula (Haw.) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.

Aloiampelos striatula, the hardy aloe, is a robust shrubby aloe relative native to Southern Africa widely cultivated for gardens.

Aloiampelos ciliaris (Haw.) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.

Aloiampelos ciliaris (Haw.) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.

Aloiampelos ciliaris (Haw.) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.

Aloiampelos ciliaris, the common climbing-aloe, is a fast-growing Southern African succulent widely introduced globally as a garden plant.

Aloiampelos commixta (A.Berger) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.

Aloiampelos commixta (A.Berger) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.

Aloiampelos commixta (A.Berger) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.

Aloiampelos commixta is an endemic Cape Peninsula rambling aloe grown as an ornamental winter-flowering garden plant.

Aloiampelos tenuior (Haw.) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.

Aloiampelos tenuior (Haw.) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.

Aloiampelos tenuior (Haw.) Klopper & Gideon F.Sm.

Aloiampelos tenuior, commonly called fence aloe, is a medium bushy clumping aloe with yellow winter flowers and traditional medicinal leaves.

Aristaloe aristata (Haw.) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning

Aristaloe aristata (Haw.) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning

Aristaloe aristata (Haw.) Boatwr. & J.C.Manning

Aristaloe aristata is an adaptable succulent native to southern Africa, widely cultivated as a garden plant.

Haworthiopsis fasciata (Willd.) G.D.Rowley

Haworthiopsis fasciata (Willd.) G.D.Rowley

Haworthiopsis fasciata (Willd.) G.D.Rowley

Haworthiopsis fasciata is a small rare succulent native to South Africa's Eastern Cape, often confused with the more common Haworthiopsis attenuata.

Haworthiopsis attenuata (Haw.) G.D.Rowley

Haworthiopsis attenuata (Haw.) G.D.Rowley

Haworthiopsis attenuata (Haw.) G.D.Rowley

Haworthiopsis attenuata is a popular evergreen succulent houseplant, easily confused with the rarer H. fasciata.

Haworthiopsis coarctata (Haw.) G.D.Rowley

Haworthiopsis coarctata (Haw.) G.D.Rowley

Haworthiopsis coarctata (Haw.) G.D.Rowley

Haworthiopsis coarctata is a clumping succulent often confused with H. reinwardtii, holding a Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit.

Haworthiopsis limifolia (Marloth) G.D.Rowley

Haworthiopsis limifolia (Marloth) G.D.Rowley

Haworthiopsis limifolia (Marloth) G.D.Rowley

Haworthiopsis limifolia is an Asphodelaceae flowering plant native to southeastern southern Africa, first described in 1910.

Haworthiopsis tessellata (Haw.) G.D.Rowley

Haworthiopsis tessellata (Haw.) G.D.Rowley

Haworthiopsis tessellata (Haw.) G.D.Rowley

Haworthiopsis tessellata is a small slow-growing succulent native to arid regions of southern Africa.

Haworthiopsis viscosa (L.) Gildenh. & Klopper

Haworthiopsis viscosa (L.) Gildenh. & Klopper

Haworthiopsis viscosa (L.) Gildenh. & Klopper

Haworthiopsis viscosa is a clumping succulent native to the southern Cape region of South Africa, with sharp sticky leaves and autumn flowers.

Tulista minor (Aiton) Gideon F.Sm. & Molteno

Tulista minor (Aiton) Gideon F.Sm. & Molteno

Tulista minor (Aiton) Gideon F.Sm. & Molteno

Tulista minor is a small variable succulent from South Africa’s Western Cape, easy to grow but rarely cultivated.

Dianella brevipedunculata R.J.F.Hend.

Dianella brevipedunculata R.J.F.Hend.

Dianella brevipedunculata R.J.F.Hend.

Dianella brevipedunculata is a native Eastern Australian hardy perennial blue flax lily, cultivated as ornament and has mildly toxic berries.

Dianella amoena G.W.Carr & P.F.Horsfall

Dianella amoena G.W.Carr & P.F.Horsfall

Dianella amoena G.W.Carr & P.F.Horsfall

Dianella amoena is a clonal Australian flax lily found in fragmented southeastern Australian grassy habitats.

Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus L.

Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus L.

Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus L.

Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus is an edible yellow daylily, one of the first daylilies used for breeding new cultivars.

Johnsonia lupulina R.Br.

Johnsonia lupulina R.Br.

Johnsonia lupulina R.Br.

Johnsonia lupulina is a perennial herb native to south-western Western Australia, growing in woodland dunes, roadsides and damp spots.

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