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Aloe pruinosa

Aloe pruinosa plant in flower in habitat
Common names: powdery aloe, Bisley Valley aloe (Eng.), kleinaalwyn, slangkopaalwyn (Afr.), icena, icena elikhulu (isiZulu)
Family: Asphodelaceae

Aloe pruinosa, commonly known as the powdery aloe, is a striking and lesser-known succulent, endemic to the midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, that has both botanical...

| Philisiwe Nonhlanhla Biyela | Pretoria NBG
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Adromischus cristatus var. schonlandii

Adromischus cristatus var. schonlandii in flower in habitat
Common names: club-leaved cliff-adromischus (Eng.), knuppelblaartjie (Afr.)
Family: Crassulaceae

Adromischus cristatus var. schonlandii is a dwarf cliff-hugging succulent from the south-eastern parts of South Africa. The plants form rounded clusters,...

| Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG
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Albuca setosa

Albuca setosa flowers
Common names: thick slime-lily, bristly albuca, small white albuca, soldier-in-the-box (Eng), diktamarak, slymstok, slymuintjie, snotblom (Afr), mototse (Sesotho),
Family: Asparagaceae

Albuca setosa commonly known as thick slime-lily, is a member of the Asparagus family, and endemic to southern Africa. It is a deciduous perennial geophyte...

| Sharlotte Kwenaite | Free State NBG
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