Frankenia salina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Frankeniaceae
Genus: Frankenia
Species:
F. salina
Binomial name
Frankenia salina
(Molina) I.M. Johnst.
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Franca grandifolia (Cham. & Schltdl.) Greene
    • Frankenia berteroana Gay
    • Frankenia campestris (A.Gray) Tidestr.
    • Frankenia grandifolia Cham. & Schltdl.
    • Frankenia grandifolia subsp. campestris (A.Gray) A.E.Murray
    • Frankenia grandifolia var. campestris A.Gray
    • Frankenia micrantha Gay
    • Velezia latifolia Eschsch.

Frankenia salina, often called alkali heath or alkali seaheath, is a perennial herb native to California, Nevada, Mexico and Chile.[1] It is uncommon even in the region where it is most likely to be found, just north of the San Francisco Bay Area.

It is a squat flowering bush that forms a twiggy thicket near beaches and coastal salt marshes. Its common name refers to its preference for alkaline soils as a halophyte. It has the ability to excrete salt as an adaptation for living in saline habitats. The flowers are pink or fuchsia in color.

References

  1. 1 2 "Frankenia salina (Molina) I.M.Johnst". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2020.


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