Aloe
Aloe sp.
Photographed growing from a nearly vertical cliff facing east and the Kerio Valley, Iten, Kenya. January 2012.
LEAVES: Long-trinagular leaves are thick and succulent. The margins are
serrated.
SHRUB: Succulent shrub with one to several one to two-meter long stems
from ground level. Densely packed leaves clothe the stems - dead leaves closer
to base.
FLOWERS: The flowers are red, tinged-yellow, long and tubular.
RANGE: There are many Aloe species; They are popular in
cultivation and many variations and cultivars have been given species level
names.
FRUIT: Slightly ob-ovoid with three carpels.
ARMED: Sharp leaf margins.