ALOE VERA

SPRING 2018
TO BE HONEST THIS AMAZING PLANT DUDE WAS IN THE BACK YARD FROM PREVIOUS OWNERS, IT HAS SINCE DIED BUT STILL SUPER COOL!
ALOE VERA IS A SUCCULENT PLANT SPECIES OF THE GENUS ALOE. AN EVERGREEN PERENNIAL, IT ORIGINATES FROM THE ARABIAN PENINSULA BUT GROWS WILD IN TROPICAL CLIMATES AROUND THE WORLD AND IS CULTIVATED FOR AGRICULTURAL AND MEDICINAL USES. THERE ARE OVER 400 SPECIES IN THE FAMILY ALOE, WITH ALOE VERA ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR FORMS.
SCIENTIFIC NAME: ALOE VERA
KINGDOM: PLANTAE
ORDER: ASPARAGALES
RANK: SPECIES
FAMILY: ASPHODELACEAE