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Also Known As	Aloe

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Aloe vera plants grow on a rocky hillside overlooking terraced fields, a winding river, and rolling mountains in Lesotho, Southern Africa.

Close-up of an Aloe vera plant with thick, pointed, green succulent leaves edged with small white teeth.

Leaves and flowers of the aloe (genus Aloe).

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