Family | FRANKENIACEAE |
Genus species | Frankenia vidalii Phil. |
Bibliography | Anales Univ. Chile 47: 187 (1875) |
Native Range | Chile (Desventurados Islands) |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | sands and rocks |
Altitude | 200-500m |
Description | leaves glaucous, to 1mm long, thick, sometimes subspherical, margins revolute, flowers sessile, calyx 5mm, corolla 1cm, style at apex not divided, stigma triangular |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in spring and late summer |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (DSV Desventurados Is.) |