Astroloba herrei Uitewaal can be distinguished by its leaves that sometimes have faint longitudinal lines; by its relatively small divergence angle that causes the five ranks of leaves to spiral counter to the direction of the generative spiral; the inflorescence that is unbranched, and the flowers that are born on very long pedicels, with yellow lobes, and perianth segments that are inflated next to the midrib and fairly rough to the touch. It occurs in karroid vegetation both north and south east of the Groot Swartberg Mountains in the Western Cape. This species flowers in late spring, from October to November.