Frankeniaceae
Alkali seaheath
Frankenia salina
- Family
- Frankeniaceae
- Genus
- Frankenia
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Alkali seaheath
- Turkish
- Tülpembe
Synonyms
- Franca grandifolia (Cham. & Schltdl.) Greene
- Frankenia berteroana Gay
- Frankenia campestris (A.Gray) Tidestr.
- Frankenia grandiflora var. micrantha Gay ex W.L.Bray
- Frankenia grandifolia Cham. & Schltdl.
- Frankenia grandifolia subsp. campestris (A.Gray) A.E.Murray
- Frankenia grandifolia var. campestris A.Gray
- Frankenia latifolia C.Presl
- Frankenia micrantha Gay
- Frankenia micrantha subsp. berteroana (Gay) W.Bray
- Frankenia salina var. micrantha (Gay) Gunckel
- Ocimum salinum Molina
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.