Biology:Frankenia laevis
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Sea heath | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Frankeniaceae |
| Genus: | Frankenia |
| Species: | F. laevis
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| Binomial name | |
| Frankenia laevis | |
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Frankenia laevis L.". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:366294-1. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ↑ "Frankenia laevis Sea Heath". UK Wild Flowers. http://www.ukwildflowers.com/Web_pages/frankenia_laevis_sea_heath.htm. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
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Wikidata ☰ Q3082971 entry
