★ ✧ ★ The Resilient Aloe Vera Plant ★ ✧ ★ ✧ Feel free to interact with the aloe by clicking its pot ✧ The time/background changes every minute ✧ Look below for aloe vera facts :) ✧ Made for Scratch Camp Week 2 ★ ✧ ★ Sources ★ ✧ ★ ✧ Info: https://www.csustan.edu/biology/stan-state-greenhouse/desert-plants-storing-and-protecting-water ✧ Music: Cute Creatures by geoffharvey ★ ✧ ★ Aloe Vera Facts ★ ✧ ★ ✧ Aloe veras are native to many subtropical regions like New Mexico, California, and Arizona ✧ Aloe vera plants have thick skin that helps them keep water inside by preventing evaporation ✧ The stems of the leaves provide not only a structure, but it also carries water and nutrients throughout the plant ✧ All succulents (like the aloe vera) contain mucilage cells that help retain water—it’s why there’s gooey stuff when an aloe is cut into ✧ Succulents also contain parenchyma (pronounced pa-reng-ka-ma) cells—these help them store water ✧ The aloe vera plant can survive in the desert’s extreme climates due to a combination of its thick skin, stems, parenchyma cells, and mucilage cells Thanks for reading all the way down here :>
