Bastard quiver tree  (Aloe pillansii)

Range

Found mainly in the Richtersveld region of the Northern Cape Province of South Africa, reaching north into southern Namibia (1).

Habitat

The bastard quiver tree is mainly confined to intensely hot and arid areas of the Succulent Karoo biome which receive winter rainfall which may be supplemented with fog precipitation (2) (4). It grows on rocky, gravel slopes of mountain summits and occasionally on sandy plains (4).

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