Aloe humilis peduncle

The cylindrical peduncle of the Aloe humilis inflorescence curves ever so slightly in its lower part. The soft purple of the smooth surface turns whitish towards the edges in view, as if a powdery white substance is covering it lightly. The peduncle emerges from very near the centre of the leaf rosette in the grass.

Reynolds says that the leaf rosettes are a little bigger on plants growing in more shady, sheltered positions under bushes. The leaves of an A. humilis rosette may curve in, grow straight up or diverge in their upper parts on different plants.

The earlier maintained varieties of this Aloe, mostly based on size, are no longer upheld (Van Wyk and Smith, 2003; Reynolds, 1974; iNaturalist; http://redlist.sanbi.org).