Biology:Frankenia salina
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Short description: Species of aquatic plant
| Frankenia salina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Frankeniaceae |
| Genus: | Frankenia |
| Species: | F. salina
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| Binomial name | |
| Frankenia salina (Molina) I.M. Johnst.
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Frankenia salina, often called alkali heath or alkali seaheath, is a perennial herb native to California, Nevada, Mexico and Chile.[1] It is uncommon even in the region where it is most likely to be found, just north of the San Francisco Bay Area.
It is a squat flowering bush that forms a twiggy thicket near beaches and coastal salt marshes. Its common name refers to its preference for alkaline soils as a halophyte. It has the ability to excrete salt as an adaptation for living in saline habitats. The flowers are pink or fuchsia in color.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Frankenia salina (Molina) I.M.Johnst.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:105655-2.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5490652 entry
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