Aloe reynoldsii
A stemless or short-stemmed aloe from the far east of the Eastern Cape, South Africa, with waxy blue-green leaves covered in pale spots, finely toothed margins and yellow tubular flowers in spring. It grows on cliffs in the Mbashe (Bashee) River valley where the air is unusually humid, and is listed as Vulnerable.
Where it grows wild
Cliffs and rock faces in the Mbashe River valley, including the Collywobbles gorge; one herbarium specimen was collected above a waterfall. Wikipedia notes that the sites have a high humidity factor. The plants root into rock ledges and crevices with shallow soil.
Records carry no elevation; the Mbashe valley sites lie inland from the coast, probably a few hundred metres above sea level.
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