Aloe confusa

Plants: Stems are branched, and the branches are interwoven with the main stem. Plants are 1–2′ (30–60 cm) high and 4-6' around.

Leaves: 7–12 ⨉ ¾–1½″ (17–30 ⨉ 1.9–3.8 cm), lanceolate, in rosettes on stem tips. Teeth are small and widely spaced.

Flowers: Racemes (flowerheads) are 3–4″ (7.6–10 cm) long, with yellow or red-orange flowers.

Fruits: Capsule are oblong, not rugose, and ½″ (1.3 cm) long. Seeds are slightly compressed, and narrowly winged.

Habitats: Around base of Mount Kilimanjaro and in nearby border areas of Kenya where it is found growing along cliffs of deep gorges, at elevations between 2953–3281′ (900–1000 m).

4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland · ≈ 12 × 17″ (29 × 44 cm)

4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland · ≈ 7 × 11″ (18 × 27 cm)

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Liliopsida	Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family
Subclass	Liliidae	Includes lilies, orchids, and many others
Order	Asparagales	A diverse group that includes asparagus
Family	Xanthorrhoeaceae	Aloes, many tropical plants, flax lilies, daylilies, many others
Genus	Aloe	Means “goddess” in ancient Sanskrit, for its reputed use as a beauty aid; some sources suggest that the name comes from Alloeh, meaning “shining bitter substance”
Species	confusa	From Latin for “confused,” assigned by German botanist Adolph Engler, apparently because it was previously unknown

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