Frankeniaceae
European seaheath
Frankenia pulverulenta
- Family
- Frankeniaceae
- Genus
- Frankenia
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Common names
By language (9)
- Arabic
- حمرة, مليح
- Armenian
- Ֆրանկենիա փոշեպատ
- Bulgarian
- Франкения
- Chinese
- 瓣鳞花
- English
- European seaheath
- German
- Einjährige Seeheide, Staubige Frankenie
- Russian
- Франкения порошистая
- Swedish
- Småfrankenia
- Ukrainian
- Франкенія припорошена
Synonyms
- Franca pulverulenta Vis.
- Frankenia canescens C.Presl
- Frankenia cespitosa Lowe
- Frankenia intermedia Costa
- Frankenia pampeana Speg.
- Frankenia pulverulenta subsp. pulverulenta
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Apophis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Luis Portillo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: García Antonio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: karina.samyn, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Ortiz Sanz Susana, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.