Aizoon canariense is a species of small leafy annual plant in the family Aizoaceae.

Its branches spread on the ground, its leaves are petiolate, somewhat fleshy and hairy.

It has small flowers with 1–3 millimetres (1⁄16–1⁄8 in) long sepals, yellowish inside, and no petals.

[3] 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.

[4] The leaves are locally consumed in times of famine.