Frankeniaceae FAMILY

Frankenia pulverulenta

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitAnnual

Growth—

Frankenia pulverulenta has a very wide range both as a native and an introduced naturalized plant. It is found mainly in the Mediterranean regions of the world, also being found in the more continental climate of central Asia and western China. The plant is almost always found in the wild in moist saline soils, often on land that can be seasonally flooded.

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Frankenia+pulverulenta>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]Flora of the USSR. — Komarov. V. L. · Israel Program for Scientific Translation · 1968 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org · ISBN - ↩︎An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
[2]Flora of China — Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. · 1994 · http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ ↩︎An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
[3]Antiviral activity of some Tunisian medicinal plants against Herpes simplex virus type 1 — Sassi, A. Ben, Harzallah-Skhiri, F., Bourgougnon, N. and Aou · 2008 · http:// http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14786410701589790 ↩︎