Family | FRANKENIACEAE |
Genus species | Frankenia pallida Boiss. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 1: 61 (1854) |
Native Range | nw. Africa |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | stems densely leafy, shortly pubescent, leaves pale green, lanceolate, on margins revolute, soft, shortly pubescent, flowers in terminal corymb, petals lanceolate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | pale rose |
Bloom | spring |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Frankenia pallida var. lucianae Maire |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) |