Sea heath | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Frankeniaceae |
Genus: | Frankenia |
Species: | F. laevis
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Binomial name | |
Frankenia laevis |
Frankenia laevis, commonly sea heath, is a low shrub in the family Frankeniaceae. It is native to south-west Europe and Britain and to northwestern Africa, including Macaronesia.[1] It grows on the coast. It is rare in Britain.[2]