Aizoon Canariense

Taxonomy:       

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

             

How to identify it?

Aizoon canariense is species of the genus Aizoon, native to the Canary Islands, and it is from the Aizoaceae family, it has spread widely in North Africa as well as the Mediterranean. It is a type of branching and succulent plant whose small single green to yellow flowers. They give, after fertilization, a red star-shaped capsule. It is a very drought tolerant plant. Once its life cycle is over, it dries up completely leaving only the plant's skeleton.

 

 

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/leaves seeds	Green/yellow	common	No

 

Other Common Name:

Arabic	Berber/Targui	English	French	Other Name
Hadak		Purslane-leaved aizoon	Aizoon des canaries	Zulu spinach

 

Related species:

§  Aizoon sessiliflorum 

§  Aizoon Dinter

§  Aizoon procumbens 

§  Aizoon spathulatum 

§  Aizoon glinoides

§  Aizoon karooicum

§  Aizoon paniculatum

§  Aizoon rigidum

§  Aizoon sarmentosum