PLANTS Profile for Frankenia salina (alkali seaheath)

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PLANTS Profile

Frankenia salina (Molina) I.M. Johnst.
alkali seaheath

Symbol:

FRSA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Frankeniaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		I

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Photo of Frankenia salina (Molina) I.M. Johnst.

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, CA, Los Angeles Co., Catalina Island. May 4, 2003. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

More Information:

Synonyms:
Frankenia salina (Molina) I.M. Johnst.

	FRGR	Frankenia grandifolia Cham. & Schltdl.
	FRGRC	Frankenia grandifolia Cham. & Schltdl. var. campestris A. Gray
	OCSA3	Ocimum salinum Molina

Distribution:
Frankenia salina (Molina) I.M. Johnst.


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USA (CA, HI)

Related Taxa:
Frankenia salina (Molina) I.M. Johnst.

View 1 genera in Frankeniaceae, 5 species in Frankenia

Classification:
Frankenia salina (Molina) I.M. Johnst.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Violales
Family	Frankeniaceae – Frankenia family
Genus	Frankenia L. – seaheath
Species	Frankenia salina (Molina) I.M. Johnst. – alkali seaheath

Introduced Information:
Frankenia salina (Molina) I.M. Johnst.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Frankenia salina (Molina) I.M. Johnst.

Frankenia grandifolia:

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

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Reg. H

FAC,FACW+

FACW+

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Frankenia salina (Molina) I.M. Johnst.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 502648.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

Time Generated: 10/13/2008 09:49 AM MDT