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Aloe peglerae

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Aloe peglerae, known as the Magaliesberg aloe or fez aloe, is a plant in the family Asphodelaceae. It is endemic to South Africa, found only in Gauteng and North West Province on the northern dip slopes of the Magaliesberg and Witwatersberg. It is a stemless succulent 30 to 40 centimeters in diameter and height, with glaucous leaves strongly incurved into a compact spherical rosette, and it produces a single cylindrical flowering spike 30 to 40 centimeters tall, occasionally forked, with deep purple filaments visible in its flowers during July and August. The IUCN lists the species as Endangered and it carries CITES Appendix II protection, while the Red List of South African Plants classifies it as critically endangered, citing habitat destruction and illegal collecting and a documented 43 percent population decline over ten years. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Aloe peglerae 2
Conservation Status
Critically Endangered 1
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1. Aloe peglerae (Wikipedia)
  • Conservation status (IUCN Red List category stated in entity description)
    ndix II protection, while the Red List of South African Plants classifies it as critically endangered, citing habitat destruction and illegal collecting and a documented 43 percent
  • lead paragraph (diet), EntityId 407186
    Aloe peglerae (the Magaliesberg aloe or fez aloe) is a small, stemless South African aloe. This unique succulent plant is classed as an endangered species. The species was listed by CITES as an Appendix II species, requiring special trade protections to prevent the further endangerment of the
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2. Aloe peglerae (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q143193 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): endangered.
  • Child Taxon Of: Aloe, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
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