Succulents

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Not to be confused with cactus; nearly all cacti are succulents, but not all succulents are cacti. Succulent plants have thickened stems, or leaves, such as this Aloe. Aloe Vera houseplant. Spikes can be seen on an Aloe Vera houseplant. In botany, succulent plants, also known as succulents, are plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy, and engorged, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions. It is a characteristic that is not used scientifically for the definition of most families and genera of plants because it often can be used as an accurate characteristic only at the single-species level.