Aizoaceae
Aizoanthemopsis

Aizoanthemopsis hispanica (L.) Klak

First published in Taxon 66: 1165 (2017)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Medit. to Iran and Arabian Peninsula. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Ghazanfar, S. A. & Edmondson, J. R (Eds). (2016) Flora of Iraq, Volume 5 Part 1: Elatinaceae to Sphenocleaceae.

Morphology General Habit
Small spreading annual succulent herb; branches 5–15 cm or more, ascending to erect, branched dichotomously
Morphology Leaves
Leaves opposite, subopposite or alternate, sessile, oblong- lanceolate, obtuse, 1-nerved, subsucculent, glabrous, minutely papillate, 13–60 × 2–12 mm
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers sessile or shortly stalked in axils of branches, solitary; calyx lobes 5, triangular- lanceolate, equal, green outside, white inside 6–7 mm in flower, somewhat longer in fruit; staminodes absent; stamens 7–12 in fascicles of 1–3 alternating with calyx lobes; ovary 4–5-locular, 4–5-angled.Capsule 4–5-valved, valves each with a central sharp keel on inner face, spreading horizontally when moist and exposing the seeds in a central mass; seeds many, subreniform, concentrically ridged.
Ecology
Sandy or gravelly desert, slightly saline canal banks, also in waste places, abandoned fields, ancient dry mud ruins; alt. up to 550 m;
Phenology
Flowering & fruiting: Feb.–Apr.
Distribution
Iraq: Common in desert plateau and Lower Mesopotamian regions of Iraq. Egypt, Arabian Peninsula, Palestine, Iran to Pakistan; S Mediterranean region through N Africa to Canary Islands, Spain and Balearic Islands.
[FIQ]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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