are aloes indigenous to south africa?
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The Aloe genus is restricted to Africa and Madagascar, and many species are indigenous to South Africa. ... Most aloes are drought tolerant, making them a good choice for waterwise gardens.
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There are between 60 and 100 species of Crinum world-wide, occurring in America, Africa, southern Asia to Australia. ... The genus is related to a group of mostly southern African endemic genera, constituting the tribe Amaryllideae (Meerow & Snijman 1998). Twenty-two species are at present recognized in southern Africa.
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Seeds are found in dried pods on the plant and need to be extracted by splitting the pod. Pods will be brownish-green when ready. Keep a basin under the pod to collect the seed and discard the empty pod. Aloe seed propagation can begin immediately or wait until the following spring if sowing outdoors.
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Leaves. The leaves of the aloe vera are succulent, thick and fleshy. The slightly curved, dagger-shaped foliage grows as a rosette out of the plant's base and each plant generally has 16 to 20 leaves.
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The lupins that look so beautiful are actually a non-native, invasive species. ... In the UK, some of our most iconic plant species are originally, non-native; snowdrops, red deadnettle, green hellebore and white campion are among them.
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Economic uses Proteas and other floral species are grown in many areas and their flowers harvested for export. In many areas with Mediterranean climates, fynbos species have become popular garden plants, in particular aloes and geraniums, and in cooler regions are used as window plants.
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The bitter truth is that the original name may have been because raw Aloe Vera has a bitter, acrid taste. ... Younger shoots tend to taste less bitter than the older ones. Warning: Raw Aloe Vera contains aloin, a potentially dangerous natural chemical with laxative effects.
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Spread is by seeds and rhizomes. . Leaves contain an irritant sap, but livestock are not affected; the rhizomes, however, are very toxic. . Native of South Africa.
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The San, on the other hand, had territories covering regions as far afield as Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Lesotho. They are skilled hunter-gatherers whom most consider to be the first people living on the land known today as Botswana and South Africa.
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Kalahari Melon Seed Oil. Kalahari Melon Oil – aka Tsamma melon or kalahari desert melon – is an oil from Africa that is used in natural cosmetics products. This ancient melon grows wild in the dry Kalahari region of Southern Africa.
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Portulacaria afra (known as elephant bush, dwarf jade plant, porkbush and spekboom in Afrikaans) is a small-leaved succulent plant found in South Africa. These succulents commonly have a reddish stem and leaves that are green, but also a variegated cultivar is often seen in cultivation.
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Fynbos vegetation can be found throughout Table Mountain National Park, Western Cape, South Africa. Although the Fynbos is known for its plants, the region is also home to a diverse number of unique animal species.
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Aloe vera is a succulent plant species of the genus Aloe. The plant is stemless or very short-stemmed with thick, greenish, fleshy leaves that fan out from the plant's central stem. The margin of the leaf is serrated with small teeth.
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Australia has almost no native succulents; except for a few barely fleshy weeds, unlike the well-known rich diversity of succulents in Africa. This has been a long-standing and widespread view.
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Aloe vera is a pulpy and fleshy plant, which belongs to a cactus family and needs minimum care and water for its growth. The pulp or gel of this plant is used in making various skin lotions, creams, ointments and other medicinal products. Aloe vera is safe to be used for babies and it has many benefits for babies too.
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The summersweet that I see on the Cape is the native Clethra alnifolia. It has a broad native range and is indigenous from Maine down to Florida, and across to Texas. ... Along with these amenable credentials, Clethra is deer resistant and attracts butterflies and hummingbirds with its fragrant flowers.