Frankenia capitata   No English name

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This procumbent plant is found throughout the Canaries. The slightly mildewed appearance is a natural encrustation and not caused by a fungal disease which is what I had first assumed.

Cliffs near Buenavista, 14th February 2009

Added 30th March 2009, updated 31st March 2010

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