Aloe polyphylla Schönland ex Pillans
Asphodelaceae Also placed in: Aloaceae Monocot
Spiral Aloe
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Endangered native of the Maluti Mountains in Lesotho, Africa.
Grows in rock crevices at high altitudes,
Only alpine member of the genus Aloe.
Threats to populations of spiral aloe include
overgrazing, unsustainable harvesting by plant enthusiasts and people
interested in its medicinal properties, and increasing rarity of its
pollinator, the Malachite Sunbird.
from www.usbg.gov/plant-collections/conservation/Aloe-polyphyl...
Also see Paloma Gardens, Cliive & Nicki Higgie,
Fordell, Wanganui, North Island, New Zealand
Northwest Horticulture Society November, 2005 tour
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Note: Aloe polyphylla is listed in CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) Appendix I lists as a most endangered among CITES-listed plants.
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Vilseskogen 46 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Botanical Morphology and Anatomy, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
LDIMedia 43 months ago | reply
Great Picture, would you let us use this on our website? please email me at david@ldimedia.com Thanks !
brewbooks 42 months ago | reply
Thanks LDIMedia
brewbooks 42 months ago | reply
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plantmanbuckner 41 months ago | reply
Excellent!
brewbooks 41 months ago | reply
thanks plantmanbuckner
jim270. 39 months ago | reply
Cool shot!
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brewbooks 39 months ago | reply
thanks jim
archiescat 38 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called New Zealand Geographic: Are you good enough? Post 1, Nominate 1, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
i n i m i n i 36 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Nature Nerds, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
oneworldmj 36 months ago | reply
Gorgeous pattern and detail - wow!!
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K-Joy 36 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Pefection, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Helen_For_eKzact 33 months ago | reply
Hi BrewBooks:
Can we use this photo on a Dentist website? We just love this image....
Helen West
Helen_For_eKzact 33 months ago | reply
Does anyone if I could use this image on a website? will we get into trouble?
T and D 25 months ago | reply
Thank you for making your beautiful photo available through the Creative Commons license. I used it in a presentation for a grad course I'm taking--which you can see at the link below if you like. (The graphic links to your photo and your info is listed in the references page. In the original the notes gives the complete reference as well, but that didn't come through in the Google Docs version.)
Presentation docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B8BxtVw7lDGXNzZhODFkMWEtZTFmZS00...
Thanks again!
T
brewbooks 25 months ago | reply
Jocelyn 777 wants the classic view back 5 weeks ago | reply
Nature's geometry. Beautiful composition, depth and details. Amazing!
Delay Tactics 5 weeks ago | reply
Glad to see you're still around and that this is still gaining attention.
brewbooks 5 weeks ago | reply
roybe 4 weeks ago | reply
What an amazing Succulent