Frankenia laevis

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Sea heath
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Frankeniaceae
Genus: Frankenia
Species:
F. laevis
Binomial name
Frankenia laevis
L.

Frankenia laevis, commonly sea heath, is a low shrub in the family Frankeniaceae. It is native to south-west Europe and Britain and to northwestern Africa, including Macaronesia. [1] It grows on the coast. It is rare in Britain. [2]

Distribution

Frankenia laevis is native to the south-west of Europe (the Balearic Islands, Corsica, France, Italy, Portugal, Sardinia, and Spain), Sicily, Great Britain, the Azores, and the west of north Africa (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia). [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Frankenia laevis L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Frankenia laevis Sea Heath". UK Wild Flowers. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
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