Frankenia hirsuta L.

Spice In the field 1 In the field 2

Family: FRANKENIACEAE

Genus: Frankenia

Sinònims: Frankenia laevis L. subsp. intermedia (DC.) Maire

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Girona. Tarragona.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera. Cabrera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte.

Habitats: Litoral marshes and riparian. Rocky coastlines. Rocky coastlines.

Characteristics: It is a plant with a greatly branched, woody base, always along the ground and relatively small (up to 40 cm in diameter), it has many small leaves folded over on themselves. The flowers are the most difficult part to recognise: they are pinkish and open at the end of the stems, often forming compact inflorescences. It always lives in saline clay soils.