Ashwagandha | Kew

Australian pitcher plant - Cephalotus follicularis | Kew

Argan tree - Sideroxylon spinosum | Plants | Kew

Aubergine - Solanum melongena | Kew

Balsa tree - Ochroma pyramidale | Kew

Aloe vera | Plants | Kew

Blue agave | Kew

Asian rice - Oryza sativa | Plants | Kew

Apple - Malus domestica | Kew

Arabica coffee - Coffea arabica | Plants | Kew

When specifying accessible names via `aria-labelledby`, ensure that the 
label elements exist.

## Explanation

Accessible names are required for many parts of a page, including form controls.
One way to accomplish this is to use `aria-labelledby` to specify the ID or IDs of 
other elements which contain a label. For example:

```html
<h2 id="dialog-labell">Important message!</h2>
<dialog aria-labelledby="dialog-label">
```

In this example, the `aria-labelledby` for the `<dialog>` points to an ID of `dialog-label`,
which doesn't exist. The heading it refers to instead has an ID of `dialog-labell`, presumably 
a typo.

## Why this matters

It isn't usually clear when an accessible name is broken, even during user testing.

This check helps to identify where an element clearly intended to have a label, but
that label is missing.

When a label is broken, it may be impossible for a user of assistive technologies
to understand what that element does.

missing-aria-labelled-by

January 2026

December 2025

Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Title / URL	Issues
Ashwagandha \| Kewwww.kew.org/plants/ashwagandha	3
Australian pitcher plant - Cephalotus follicularis \| Kewwww.kew.org/plants/australian-pitcher-plant	3
Argan tree - Sideroxylon spinosum \| Plants \| Kewwww.kew.org/plants/argan-tree	3
Aubergine - Solanum melongena \| Kewwww.kew.org/plants/aubergine	3
Balsa tree - Ochroma pyramidale \| Kewwww.kew.org/plants/balsa-tree	3
Aloe vera \| Plants \| Kewwww.kew.org/plants/aloe-vera	3
Blue agave \| Kewwww.kew.org/plants/blue-agave	3
Asian rice - Oryza sativa \| Plants \| Kewwww.kew.org/plants/asian-rice	3
Apple - Malus domestica \| Kewwww.kew.org/plants/apple	3
Arabica coffee - Coffea arabica \| Plants \| Kewwww.kew.org/plants/arabica-coffee	3

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Where this issue has occurred