Aizoon canariense is a species of small leafy annual plant in the family Aizoaceae.
Description The plant can grow up to tall. Its branches spread on the ground, its leaves are petiolate, somewhat fleshy and hairy. It has small flowers with long sepals, yellowish inside, and no petals.Aizoon canariense at Flora de Canarias
Distribution and habitat The plant can be found in warm arid to semi-arid areas including Macaronesia (on Madeira, Canary Islands and Cape Verde), Arabia, Pakistan, North Africa and Southern Africa.Aizoon canariense, Plants of the World Online
Uses Bedouins of Egypt made a gruel from the ground seeds and the leaves are locally consumed in times of famine.
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External links
Aizoon canariense at Flora of the Canary Islands