Aizoaceae FAMILY

Aizoon canariense

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Aizoon canariense is a succulent, annual to short-lived perennial plant growing up to 40cm tall, with rather thick, many-stemmed often prostrate shoots[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use as food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeDrier areas of northern and southern Africa, through Arabia, the eastern Mediterranean, southern Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

HabitatSalty and non-salty habitats in wadis in hot desert areas. Roadsides, cultivated ground, rocky or sandy soils, sometimes forming large patches, at elevations to 1,400 metres[ 308 Title Flora Zambesiaca Publication Author Website http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants. , 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].