Aloe Mutabilis
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''Aloe mutabilis'', commonly known as the blue krantz aloe is a species of
aloe ''Aloe'' (; also written ''Aloƫ'') is a genus containing over 650 species of flowering plant, flowering succulent plant, succulent plants.WFO (2022): Aloe L. Published on the Internet;http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-4000001341. Acc ...
endemic to northern
South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
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Range

The blue krantz aloe is found from the Strydpoort Mountains near
Polokwane Polokwane (, meaning "Sanctuary" in Northern SothoPolokwane - The Heart of the Limpopo Provin ...
in Limpopo down to krantzes surrounding Johannesburg in Gauteng.


Habitat

The blue krantz aloe is often found on steep, rocky cliff faces with its stems hanging down.


Conservation status

As of 2019, it has been assessed as ''Least Concern'' by
SANBI SANBI may refer to different South African institutions: * South African National Biodiversity Institute - carrying out research and management of South Africa's biodiversity resources * South African National Bioinformatics Institute - carryi ...
due to its widespread range and its preferred and isolated habitat of steep cliffs.


References

Endemic flora of South Africa Plants described in 1933 mutabilis {{Asphodelaceae-stub