Frankenia serpyllifolia

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Frankeniaceae/Frankenia

At a glance

Occurrence records2 005

Data sources2

Biological traits30

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources2 archives

Databases and archives Frankenia serpyllifolia's data was compiled from.

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 005 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page2 sections

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Traits & measurements4 literature sources30 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF2 005 records

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsTRYGIFT

Size & morphology8

Leaf length5.5 mm

Leaf length max9 mm

Leaf length min3 mm

Leaf width3 mm

Petiole length0.175 cm

Plant height0.3 m

Plant height max0.3 m

Seed mass0.855 mg

Life cycle & reproduction8

Dehiscenceindehiscent

Dispersal typeanimal

Flowering timennnnnnnnyyyn

Life formsubshrub

Life spanperennial

Pollination syndromeinsect

Resprouting capacityfire_killed

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment10

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatedesert or dry shrubland

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

⚠ sources differ — AusTraits: capsule · GIFT: nut

Growth formshrub

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Leaf shapeelliptical oblong ovate

Woodinessvariable

⚠ sources differ — TRY: variable · AusTraits: woody · GIFT: variable

Physiology & chemistry2

Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer

Photosynthetic pathwayC3

Other traits1

Plant support typefree-standing

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type2 005 records

Wild obs. + sensor1 035

Museum / vouchered949

Cultivated / captive2

Other19

Origin

Native871

Introduced1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO5 216 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy93% within 1 km

≤100 m 756≤1 km 138≤10 km 58>10 km 7

959 georeferenced · 76 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor1 035

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy55% within 1 km

≤100 m 265≤1 km 228≤10 km 314>10 km 91

898 georeferenced · 51 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence949

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 1

1 georeferenced · 1 without coordinates

Open the mapnot free-living2

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions11 of 16 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Adelaide, AU	269
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record	178
Palmerston, AU	138
Brisbane, AU	111
Canberra, AU	98
Mount Annan, AU	22
Armidale, AU	6
EL PASO, US	3
Stockholm, SE	2
James Cook Townsvillelocation not on record	2
Kew, GB	1
MAlocation not on record	1
Hobart, AU	1
John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record	1
Kensington, AU	1
La Trobe Universitylocation not on record	1

16 institutions · 835 of 949 vouchered records shown · 114 without an institution code

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

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Frankenia serpyllifolia

At a glance

Sources2 archives

Size & morphology8

Life cycle & reproduction8

Diet & foraging1

Habitat & environment10

Physiology & chemistry2

Other traits1

Record type2 005 records

Origin

Range

Wildobservation + sensor

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Wildobservation + sensor

Holding institutions11 of 16 geolocated

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

Record type2 005 records