Frankenia laevis L.
(Sea Heath, Sea-heath)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFrankenia laevis (Sea Heath, Sea-heath)
FamilyFRANKENIACEAE (sea heaths)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Frankenia laevis (Sea Heath, Sea-heath) :
1: Frankenia laevis (Sea Heath, Sea-heath)
3 Aug 2015 OSGR: SY49 50° 40’ N, 2° 50’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
established alien; carpeting the ground beside the path and behind the sea wall
Image 1: Beside private roadImage 2: Carpet behind sea wallImage 3: Carpet behind sea wall (2)Image 4: Carpet of flowersImage 5: Carpet of flowers (2)Image 6: Carpet of flowers (3)Image 7: Carpet of flowers (4)Image 8: Carpet of flowers (5)Image 9: Carpet of flowers (6)Image 10: Carpet of flowers (7)Image 11: Carpet of flowers - close-upImage 12: Carpet of flowers - close-up (2)Image 13: Carpet of flowers - close-up (3)Image 14: Carpets beside pathImage 15: Carpet - vegetativeImage 16: Carpet - vegetative (2)Image 17: CushionImage 18: Cushion - close-upImage 19: Flowers - face viewImage 20: Flowers - face view (2)Image 21: Flowers - face view (3)Image 22: Hanging down over wall by private roadImage 23: Reddened area of carpetImage 24: Reddened area of carpet (2)Image 25: Reddened area of carpet (3)Image 26: Flowers and stems - side view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 27: Flowers - face view - enlargedImage 28: Flowers - face view - enlarged (2)Image 29: Flowers - face view - enlarged (3)Image 30: Flowers - side view - enlarged - natural backgroundImage 31: Flowers - side view - enlarged - natural background (2)Image 32: Flowers - side view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 33: Leafy stem - enlargedImage 34: Leafy stem with terminal flowers - enlarged

Frankenia laevis (Sea Heath, Sea-heath) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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