Frankenia pulverulenta
Frankenia pulverulenta L.
- kingdom Plantae
- phylum Magnoliophyta
- class Magnoliopsida
- order Violales
- family Frankeniaceae
- genus Frankenia
Common Names
مليح (مُلّيح، مِلِّيح)، مليخ (مِلِّيخ) (Arabic), خيت (خِيّت)، حمره (حُمره)، غبيره (غُبَّيْره) (Arabic), غبيره (غُبَّيره) (Arabic)
Languages: English
Ecology and Distribution
Global Distribution
Macaronesia, Portugal, Mediterranean region, Sinai, Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, central and north Asia; Introduced everywhere.
Distribution in Egypt
Nile region, oases, Mediterranean region, Egyptian desert, Res Sea coastal strip and Sinai.
Habitat
Moist saline soils, edges of salt marshes, roadsides.
Life Expectancy
Annual.
References
(Submitted). Flora of Egypt. Cairo: Al Hadara Publishing..