The Sea-heaths
Sea-heath Family - Frankeniaceae
Annual Sea-heath Frankenia pulverulentaNative in the Canary Islands and throughout much of southern Europe, northern Africa, the Middle East and into Central Asia. An annual plant of arid places. Stems prostrate, leaves more or less flat or only slightly recurved, broadest above the middle; flowers in short terminal cymes.
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Capitate Sea-heath Frankenia capitata
Native to Macaronesia, including the Canary Islands. A perennial plant of arid places. Stems spreading to semi-erect, leaves linear and strongly recurved, flowers in small, terminal clusters with hispid calyxes.
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