Family | FRANKENIACEAE |
Genus species | Frankenia velutina Brouss. ex DC. |
Bibliography | Prodr. 1: 350 (1824) |
Native Range | w. Morocco |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sands |
Description | leaves linear-oblong, obtuse, glabrous, eciliate, subsessile, flowers solitary, calyx tubular, sericeous-hirsute, petals obovate, 5-7mm |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | 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 hirsuta var. velutina (Brouss. ex DC.) Ball Frankenia laevis ssp. velutina (Brouss. ex DC.) Maire |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) |