Aizoanthemum hispanicum
(L.) H. E. K. Hartmann
Blue water iceplant
AizoaceaeSeeds/Nuts
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds
The seeds are processed into flour.
Where to Find It
It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It grows in the Sahara and in arid places.
Africa, Mediterranean, Morocco, North Africa,
Countries: Albania, Angola, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, France, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Croatia, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Comoros, Lebanon, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Montenegro, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Malta, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Slovenia, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
A herb in the Aizoaceae family native to Mediterranean, Saharan, and arid regions.
Names & Synonyms
Dezza, Taghassoult, Tliyiye
Aizoon hispanicum L.
Aizoon sessiliflorum MoenchMesembryanthemum copticum L.Stigmatocarpum copticum L. Bolus
References (2)
- Brevard Country Edible Acres
- Nassif, F., & Tanji, A., 2013, Gathered food plants in Morocco: The long forgotten species in Ethnobotanical Research. Life Science Leaflets 3:17 (As Aizoon hispanicum)
