Aloes
Aloe
Plantae
COMMON
Stats
- Lifespan
- 5-100 yrs
- Size
- Medium
- Diet
- Photosynthetic
- Biome
- Arid shrubland
- Range
- Africa and Arabia
- Movement
- Sessile
- Breeding
- Seeds
- Defense
- Spines
- Status
- Common
About
Lizard Lips are succulent plants that grow in arid environments. They have a thick, fleshy stem that stores water.
Life cycle
- 1.seedA dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
- 2.sproutA first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
- 3.saplingA young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
- 4.matureFully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.
Learn more
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Asphodelaceae
- Genus
- Aloe