This dwarf species of Gasteria has its rounded tongue-shaped leaves in two opposite rows.

The species name, glomerata means "clumped" or "clustered into a head".

[1] It occurs in the vicinity of the Kouga Dam, near Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Within this very small natural range, it occurs on cliff faces.

It thrives in cultivation, and is widely propagated around the world as an ornamental succulent.