What is Succulent plant?
'''Succulent plants''' are [[plant]]s that have adapted to very dry climate. They have adapted in such a way that they can store [[water]], either in their [[leaf|leaves]], [[Plant stem|stems]] or [[root]]s.<ref>BBC: ''The Green Planet''. Series 1: 4. Desert Worlds. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/live/bbcone]</ref> Often, they look different than plants that do not do this. Their leaves may look fleshy. Almost all [[Cactus|cacti]] are succulents. Not all succulents are cacti. Other plant families with this property are the [[Agavaceae]] ([[Agave]] family), [[Azioaceae]] and [[Crassulaceae]]. Other well-known succulents are the [[Aloe]] and the [[bottle tree]]. <gallery> Image:Split Aloe.jpg|The Aloe stores water in its leaves Image:Lithops bromfieldii var mennellii St Gallen strain.jpg|The [[Lithops]] looks like a [[stone]], but is in fact a plant. It also stores water in its leaves. Image:Bottle-tree.jpg|The [[bottle tree]] stores water in its trunk, that looks like a bottle Image:Crassula ovata 700.jpg|The [[Jade plant]], or friendship tree Image:Opuntia littoralis ssp littoralis 1.jpg|[[Prickly pear]] is a kind of cactus </gallery> == References == {{reflist}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Types of plants]]