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Aizoon canariense
Also called African Baconfig
Aizoon canariense is a small, low-spreading leafy annual succulent from dry regions of Macaronesia, North Africa, Arabia and Southern Africa. It needs full sun, very sharp drainage and minimal water.
Aizoon canariense is a species of small leafy annual plant in the family Aizoaceae.
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.
Bedouins of Egypt made a gruel from the ground seeds and the leaves are locally consumed in times of famine.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
