What causes thunderstorms? Thunderstorms form when an air mass becomes so unstable that it overturns (convects) violently. Unstable means that the air in the lowest layers is unusually warm and humid, or that the upper layers are unusually cool, or oftentimes, both.
Aloe is the name of a plant genus that contains more than 300 species. Most of the aloe species are native to Africa, Madagascar and the Arabian Peninsula. In addition to the familiar cactus-like plant called aloe vera that many people use to soothe sunburns and other skin ailments, this genus has plants that range from grassy succulents to large trees.
aloe vera is a member of the lily family it is a succulent perennial plant that closely resembles a cactus it is a xerophyte meaning that it thrives in warm rather arid areas hence it s african originsit does not thrive in cold frosty conditionsloe vera is related to other members of the lily family such as the onion garlic and turnip families aloe vera s relationship to the lily family is evident from the tubular yellow flowers produced annually in the spring that resemble those of the easter lily