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Aizoanthemopsis
Sign in to saveAizoanthemopsis hispanica, or Spanish aizoon, is a species of flowering plant in the family Aizoaceae. It is the sole species in genus Aizoanthemopsis. It is a succulent native to northern Africa, the Mediterranean region and the Middle East where it grows on arid sandy plains, saline areas and in semi-arid habitats.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyAizoaceae
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Aizoanthemopsis hispanica, or Spanish aizoon, is a species of flowering plant in the family Aizoaceae. It is the sole species in genus Aizoanthemopsis. It is a succulent native to northern Africa, the Mediterranean region and the Middle East where it grows on arid sandy plains, saline areas and in semi-arid habitats.
It was first described as Aizoon hispanicum by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1753. In 2002 it was placed in the genus Aizoanthemum by the German botanist Heidrun Hartmann. In 2017 Cornelia Klak placed the species in the newly-described monotypic genus Aizoanthemopsis.
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