Family | FRANKENIACEAE |
Genus species | Frankenia triandra J.Rémy |
Synonyms | Frankenia clarenii R.E.Fr. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3300-4800m |
Description | glabrous, leaves small, imbricate, thick, opposite, vaginate, at base connate, flowers 2-3mm, terminal, sessile, anthers 3 |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, cushion |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in spring and late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia , Peru ) Southern South America (Argentina Northwest , Chile North) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | FRANKENIACEAE
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