Asphodelaceae

Short leaved aloe

Aloe brevifolia Mill.

Family: Asphodelaceae
Genus: Aloe

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Short leaved aloe (Aloe brevifolia) — Photo: Eugene Hahndiek, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (13)

Afrikaans: Duine-aalwyn
Arabic: ألوي بريفيفوليا
arz: الوى بريفيفوليا
Bulgarian: Късолистно алое
Chinese: 短叶芦荟, 短葉蘆薈
English: Short leaved aloe
Finnish: Mätäsaaloe
kab: Tuɣmas uɣucaf
Persian: آلوئه بریفولیا
Russian: Алоэ коротколистное
Slovenian: Kratkolistna aloja
Swedish: Kortbladig aloe
Ukrainian: Алое коротколисте

Synonyms

Aloe brevioribus Mill.
Aloe perfoliata var. depressa Aiton

Flowers

In flower: January to February, August to September (from 28 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

Photo: Eugene Hahndiek, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Montgomery, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Laurent Longuevergne, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: stephen boisvert from Chicago, United States, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Leonora Enking from West Sussex, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sankar 1995, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Fyre Mael, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.