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Stevia
Also called Sweet Leaf
Stevia is a genus of about 240 herbs and shrubs in the daisy family, native to warm regions of the Americas. The best-known member is Stevia rebaudiana, grown for the sweet leaves used as a sugar substitute.
Stevia () is a genus of about 240 species of herbs and shrubs in the family Asteraceae, native to subtropical and tropical regions from western North America to South America. The species Stevia rebaudiana in this genus is widely grown for its extraction of sweet compounds from its leaves and sold as a sugar substitute known as stevia and other trade names.
The genus is native to South America, Central America, and Mexico, with several species found as far north as Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. The genus primarily grows in semi-dry mountainous terrains but can also grow in other habitats such as grasslands, scrublands, forested mountain slopes, conifer forests, and subalpine vegetation.
Human use of the sweet species S. rebaudiana originated in South America. The species Stevia rebaudiana is widely grown for the sweet compounds (steviol glycosides) extracted from its leaves, sold as a sugar substitute under the generic name stevia and several trade names.
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