Английская Википедия:Frankenia serpyllifolia

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Frankenia serpyllifolia, commonly known as bristly sea-heath is a flowering plant in the family Frankeniaceae and grows in New South Wales, South Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory. It is a small, spreading shrub with pink flowers.

Description

Frankenia serpyllifolia is a small, spreading herb to Шаблон:Cvt high and Шаблон:Cvt in diameter covered with short spreading hairs. The leaves are arranged opposite, Шаблон:Cvt long, Шаблон:Cvt wide, flat, exude salt, oval to oblong-shaped, flat or margins curved downward. The flowers are pink, mostly 5 petalled, petals Шаблон:Cvt long, borne singly at leaf axils or clusters of 2-70 flowers at the base of leaves or at the end of stems and the calyx Шаблон:Cvt long. Flowering occurs mostly in spring.[1][2]

Taxonomy and naming

Frankenia serpyllifolia was first formally described in 1848 by John Lindley and the description was published in Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia.[3][4]The specific epithet (serpyllifolia) means "wild thyme-leaved".[5]

Distribution and habitat

Bristly sea-heath grows on heavy soils or flood plains in South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales and the Northern Territory.[6]

References

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