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Frankenia boissieri Reut. ex Boiss.  
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FamilyFRANKENIACEAE
Genus speciesFrankenia boissieri Reut. ex Boiss. 
BibliographyVoy. Bot. Espagne 2: 721 (1845)
Native Ranges. Portugal to sw. Spain, n. Africa, Canary Islands
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatsands and rocks
Altitude0-100m
Descriptionleaves adaxially glabrous, abaxially glaucous or farinose, the upper larger, on margins revolute, basally cordate, flowers in terminal, few flowered cluster
Size5-15cm
Colorrose
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring
cuttings in spring and late summer
SynonymsFrankenia glomerulata Coss.
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal, SPA Spain)
2 Africa
     20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, LBY Libya, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia)
     21 Macaronesia (CNY Canary Is.)
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