Asphodelaceae
Christmas aloe
Aloe comptonii
- Family
- Asphodelaceae
- Genus
- Aloe
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Compton se aalwyn, Kleinkaroo aalwyn
- English
- Christmas aloe, Eastern mitre aloe
Synonyms
- Aloe mitriformis subsp. comptonii (Reynolds) Zonn.
Flowers
- In flower
- August to September, December (from 15 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Christiaan Viljoen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Di Turner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dave U, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.