page_title: Aloe brevifolia
section_title: Appearance
hierarchical_section_title: Aloe brevifolia / Appearance
caption_attribution_description: English: Aloe brevifolia var depressa in cultivation
context_page_description: Aloe brevifolia, the short-leaved aloe, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae. It is a tiny, compact, blue-green evergreen succulent perennial, that is native to the Western Cape, South Africa. Listed as Vulnerable on IUCN's global Red List, it is threatened in its natural habitat, but is also widely popular as an ornamental plant in rockeries and desert gardens worldwide. As it requires winter heat, in temperate regions it is grown under glass or as a houseplant.
context_section_description: Though only 10 cm in height, the Kleinaalwyn tends to sprout suckers from its sides that become new rosettes. Consequently, it can form large clumps. The leaves are short and fat and edged with soft, harmless, white teeth. In fact, the name "brevifolia" means "short-leaf" in Latin.
  The plant is also distinctive for its gray-blue color.
  In November it sends up a (relatively) tall inflorescence with bright red flowers.
caption: Aloe brevifolia var. depressa, the larger western variety.
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