Frankenia salina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Frankeniaceae
Genus:	Frankenia
Species:	F. salina
Binomial name
Frankenia salina (Molina) I.M. Johnst.
Synonyms[1]
List Franca grandifolia (Cham. & Schltdl.) Greene Frankenia berteroana Gay Frankenia campestris (A.Gray) Tidestr. Frankenia grandifolia Cham. & Schltdl. Frankenia grandifolia subsp. campestris (A.Gray) A.E.Murray Frankenia grandifolia var. campestris A.Gray Frankenia micrantha Gay Velezia latifolia Eschsch.

Frankenia salina, often called alkali heath or alkali seaheath, is a perennial herb native to California, Nevada, Mexico and Chile.^[1] It is uncommon even in the region where it is most likely to be found, just north of the San Francisco Bay Area.

It is a squat flowering bush that forms a twiggy thicket near beaches and coastal salt marshes. Its common name refers to its preference for alkaline soils as a halophyte. It has the ability to excrete salt as an adaptation for living in saline habitats. The flowers are pink or fuchsia in color.

• Calflora.org info page
• Jepson Manual Treatment
• California Native Plants: Propagation Info

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