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Scientific Name | Aloe mutabilis Pillans |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | ASPHODELACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2019/01/23 |
Assessor(s) | H. Mtshali |
Justification | Aloe mutabilis is widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West |
Range | This species is endemic to northern South Africa, where it occurs from the Strydpoort Mountains near Polokwane in Limpopo Province, to the ridges around Johannesburg in Gauteng. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Savanna |
Description | It prefers ledges on steep rocky slopes and cliffs, with stems often hanging downwards. |
Threats |
| There are no severe threats to this species. It may have lost some habitat to urban expansion in Gauteng, but its preferred habitat is not generally suitable to construction. Ridges in Gauteng are mostly protected. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Notes |
| Aloe mutabilis can be difficult to distinguish from A. arborescens, particularly in the eastern part of its range between Witbank and Belfast in Mpumalanga (Reynolds 1969, Van Wyk and Smith 2014). |
Bibliography |
Glen, H.F. and Hardy, D.S. 2000. Aloaceae (First part): Aloe. In: G. Germishuizen (ed). Flora of Southern Africa 5 Part 1, Fascicle 1:1-159. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Reynolds, G.W. 1969. The Aloes of South Africa. A.A. Balkema, Cape Town.
Van Wyk, B.-E. and Smith, G.F. 2014. Guide to the Aloes of South Africa. (Third ed.). Briza Publications, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| Mtshali, H. 2019. Aloe mutabilis Pillans. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2023/11/28 |
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