| Family | FRANKENIACEAE |
| Genus species | Frankenia laevis L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 331 (1753) |
| Native Range | s. Great Britain to w. & wc. Medit., Azores, Madeira |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | saltings |
| Description | leaves crowded, linear, revolute, green, in late summer reddish, flower terminal, sessile |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| 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 | Franca laevis (L.) Vis. Frankenia ericifolia Salisb. Frankenia hirsuta ssp. laevis (L.) P.Fourn. Frankenia hirsuta var. laevis (L.) Boiss. Frankenia hirsuta f. tomentosa Merino Frankenia laevis var. locunorum Maire & al. Frankenia laevis var. marcosii O.Bolós & Vigo |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (GRB Great Britain) 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, COR Corse, FRA France, POR Portugal, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) 21 Macaronesia (AZO Azores, MDR Madeira) |