Frankenia

Frankenia
Frankenia palmeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Frankeniaceae
Desv.
Genus: Frankenia
L.
Type species
Frankenia laevis[1]
L.
Synonyms[2]
  • Anthobryum Phil.
  • Beatsonia Roxb.
  • Franca Boehm.
  • Hypericopsis Boiss.
  • Niederleinia Hieron.
  • Tetreilema Turcz.

Frankenia (sea heath) is the only genus in the Frankeniaceae family of flowering plants.[3] Other genera have been recognized within the family, such as Anthobryum, Hypericopsis and Niederleinia,[4] but molecular phylogenetic studies have consistently shown that they all belong inside Frankenia. Frankenia comprises about 70–80 species of shrubs, subshrubs and herbaceous plants, adapted to saline and dry environments throughout temperate and subtropical regions.[3] A few species are in cultivation as ornamental plants.

  1. ^ "Frankenia L." Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
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