It's just about as close as it could get except that the lower side of the leaves have what I would have said are a lot of spines rather than a few (is that relative?) and there are no bracts on the peduncle - natural variation?
Bryophyllum have stem leaves which this plant does not. Aloe brevifolia does seem a good match. Would be good to lodge a specimen at the CSIRO Black Mountain herbarium as I think this may be the first record of this plant being naturalised in the ACT
I left the plants in plastic bags festering in the sun and will not be in Canberra now until 7 December. I asked Margaret if she is the area to see if any of the plants are retrievable as specimens.
I don't think it looks like aloe brevifolia (the leaves of this species are quite grey blue and thicker). It could be aloe aristata but aloe sp. is probably OK.
The Aranda one has the awned leaves as well as no papery bracts so it seems to be a good fit. I will keep an eye out for any seedlings or regrowth and see if we can get a positive ID.
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