Aizoanthemum hispanicum

Taxonomy:       

Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophytes Class: Angiosperms Class: Eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Aizoaceae Genus: Aizoanthemum Species: A.hispanicum

             

How to identify it?

Aizoanthemum hispanicum is a wonderful plant with beautiful white flowers, often branching, found in dry cultivated areas and in clay soil. This annual plant grows in spring, and it is from the Aizoaceae family. Its light green leaves are covered with small crystal papillae, 1 to 30 cm high. It blooms between January and June .General distribution in the south of the Mediterranean, and is a good reppeller for locusts

 

 

Type Of Plant	Life Cycle	Height	Flowering Time	Altitude
Herbaceous	Annual	5  to 35 c m	Feb to Sep	0 - ? m

 

Mediterranean	Edible	Color	Abundance	Toxicity
Yes	Yes/seeds	White/yellow orange/pink	common	Least Worrying

 

Other Common Name:

Arabic	Berber/Targui	English	French	Other Name
Rh'as/Djafna/ ghasoul	Taghassoult	Blue Water  ice plant	Aizoon d’espagne	Green Emerald

 

Related species:

§  Aizoon sessiliflorum 

§  Aizoon Dinter