| Family | FRANKENIACEAE |
| Genus species | Frankenia hirsuta L. |
| Synonyms | Frankenia aucherii Jaub. & Spach |
| Frankenia hispida DC. | |
| Frankenia intermedia DC. | |
| Habitat | saltings |
| Description | leaves 2-8mm long, linear, revolute, flowers ca. 1cm across, in compact, terminal, corymbose cluster |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pale purple, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring division in spring; cuttings in spring and late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Baleares , Corse , France , Sardegna ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Greece , Italy , Kriti , Romania , Sicilia , Turkey-in-Europe ) Eastern Europe (Krym , South European Russia , Ukraine ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Egypt , Libya , Morocco , Tunisia , Western Sahara ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (Altay , West Siberia ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan , Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan ) Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Cyprus , East Aegean Is. , Iran , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Sinai , Turkey ) Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FRANKENIACEAE
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