| Family | FRANKENIACEAE |
| Genus species | Frankenia thymifolia Desf. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Atlant. 1: 316 (1798) |
| Native Range | Spain, nw. Africa |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | saltings |
| Description | trailing, branchlets crowded, grey hirsute, leaves crowded, small, oval, thick, finely pubescent, grey-green, flowers large, pentamerous |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | pinkish red |
| 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 | Frankenia reuteri Boiss. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia, WSA Western Sahara) |