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Aizoon canariense
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Lanzarote, Canary Islands
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| Synonyms: |
Aizoon procumbens Crantz Glinus crystallinus Forssk. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Prostrate, thick-stemmed annual or perennial herb, with stems up to 40 cm long, often papillose. Leaves subcircular to obovate, entire, decurrent at base, pilose. Flowers solitary, sessile. Perianth segments yellowish inside, greenish or reddish and pilose outside. Fruit red or pink, star-shaped, depressed in the middle. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | canariense: from the Canary Islands |
| Habitat: | On roadsides, in disturbed places and rocky soils |
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| Worldwide distribution: | N Africa, tropical Africa, Namibia and S Africa |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | W,S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 8 July 2010 |
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Flora of Mozambique: Aizoon canarienseAfrican Plant Database: Aizoon canariense
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Aizoon canariense
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Aizoon canariense
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Aizoon canariense
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Aizoon canariense
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Aizoon canariense
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Aizoon canariense
JSTOR Plant Science: Aizoon canariense
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Aizoon canariense
Tropicos: Aizoon canariense
West African Plants database: Aizoon canariense
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