Asphodelaceae
Spider aloe
Aloe humilis
- Family
- Asphodelaceae
- Genus
- Aloe
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Common names
By language (9)
- Afrikaans
- Dwergkrimpvarkie-aalwyn
- Chinese
- 章魚蘆薈, 蜘蛛芦荟, 帝王锦芦荟, 结节芦荟
- English
- Spider aloe
- French
- Aloé
- Persian
- آلوئه هومیلیس
- Polish
- Aloes niski
- Russian
- Алоэ приземистое
- Swedish
- Vårtaloe
- Tamil
- அலோ உமிலிசு
Synonyms
- Aloe acuminata Haw.
- Aloe acuminata var. major Salm-Dyck
- Aloe echinata Willd.
- Aloe humilis var. acuminata Baker
- Aloe humilis var. candollei Baker
- Aloe humilis var. echinata (Willd.) Baker
- Aloe humilis var. humilis
- Aloe humilis var. incurva Haw.
- Aloe humilis var. incurvata Haw.
- Aloe humilis var. macilenta Baker
- Aloe humilis var. suberecta (Aiton) Baker
- Aloe humilis var. subtuberculata (Haw.) Baker
- Aloe incurva (Haw.) Haw.
- Aloe macilenta (Baker) G.Nicholson
- Aloe perfoliata var. humilis L.
- Aloe perfoliata var. suberecta Aiton
- Aloe suberecta (Aiton) Haw.
- Aloe suberecta var. semiguttata Haw.
- Aloe subtuberculata Haw.
- Aloe tuberculata Haw.
- Aloe verrucosospinosa All.
- Aloe virens Haw.
- Aloe virens var. macilenta Baker
- Catevala humilis (L.) Medik.
- Haworthia fasciata var. armata Poelln.
- Haworthia ferox Poelln.
Flowers
- In flower
- September (from 11 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: galpinmd, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: magriet b, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dave Brown, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dave Brown, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Christina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alus at Polish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: böhringer friedrich, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Noeleen du Toit, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: böhringer friedrich, CC BY-SA 2.5, 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.