FRANKENIACEAE
Frankenia salina (Molina) I.M. Johnston
also
F. grandifolia Cham. & Schldl.
(alkali heath)

Brisbane, San Mateo Co.
Coll.Lewis S. Rose
August 18, 1938
UC Herbarium #872058
UCMP-SFES #73


Morphology, Distribution, and Habitat (After Mason, 1975 and Hickman, 1993)

The seed is 1-1.5 milimeters long and ellipsoid. The plant is found in alkali flats and the margins of salt marshes from central California south to Baja California, Mexico.


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