Aloe longistyla
This is one of the dwarf Aloe species native to South Africa, and it is often found in dry stony plains in the Little Karoo and on to the east. The flowers seem too big for the plant, and the seed pods that follow are oversized as well, since the seeds are embedded in a large papery disc, requiring a fat capsule to hold them. The papery disc allows the wind to disperse the seeds widely, so the plants are often found singly or perhaps with a few neighbors, rather than in large colonies.
-Brian


















