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FamilyFRANKENIACEAE
Genus speciesFrankenia composita Pau & Font Quer 
BibliographyExsicc. (Iter Marocc.) [P.Font i Quer] 1927: n° 392 (1928)
Native Rangenw. Africa
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatsands
Descriptionprocumbent, ramose, leaves opposite, subsessile, linear, 2-5mm, subglabrous, ciliate, flowers solitary, calyx tubular, petals obovate, 4-6mm
Size5-10cm
Colorrose
Bloomspring, early 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 crassicostata Sennen
Frankenia laevis ssp. composita (Pau & Font Quer) Négre
Frankenia laevis var. composita (Pau & Font Quer) Maire
Frankenia laevis var. lacunarum Maire & al.
Territory2 Africa
     20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco)
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