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Frankenia grandifolia
Yerba Yer"ba, n. [Sp.] (Bot.) An herb; a plant. Note: This word is much used in compound names of plants in Spanish; as, yerba buena [Sp., a good herb], a name applied in Spain to several kinds of mint (Mentha sativa, viridis, etc.), but in California universally applied to a common, sweet-scented labiate plant (Micromeria Douglasii). Yerba dol osa. [Sp., herb of the she-bear.] A kind of buckthorn (Rhamnus Californica). Yerba mansa. [Sp., a mild herb, soft herb.] A plant (Anemopsis Californica) with a pungent, aromatic rootstock, used medicinally by the Mexicans and the Indians. Yerba reuma. [Cf. Sp. reuma rheum, rheumatism.] A low California undershrub (Frankenia grandifolia).
Frankenia laevis
Sea heath Sea" heath` (Bot.) A low perennial plant (Frankenia l[ae]vis) resembling heath, growing along the seashore in Europe.

Meaning of Frankenia from wikipedia

- Frankenia (sea heath) is the only genus in the Frankeniaceae family of flowering plants. Other genera have been recognized within the family, such as...
- Frankenia johnstonii is a species of flowering plant known by the common name Johnston's seaheath, or Johnston's frankenia. It is native to southern Texas...
- Frankenia jamesii, known by the common names of pearly mockheather and James's sea heath, is a low growing shrub from the south-central United states...
- Frankenia salina, often called alkali heath or alkali seaheath, is a perennial herb native to California, Nevada, Mexico and Chile. It is uncommon even...
- Frankenia fruticosa is a species of Frankeniaceae native to Knersvlakte, South Africa. A woody shrub, it grows to a height of 35 cm. It has small, rough...
- Frankenia cordata is a flowering plant in the family Frankeniaceae and grows in Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory. It is a...
- Frankenia pauciflora, the common sea-heath or southern sea-heath, is an evergreen shrub native to southern Australia. It is part of the Frankenia genus...
- Frankenia pulverulenta, the European seaheath, is a species of annual herb in the family Frankeniaceae. They have a self-supporting growth form and simple...
- Frankenia serpyllifolia, commonly known as bristly sea-heath is a flowering plant in the family Frankeniaceae and grows in New South Wales, South Australia...
- Frankenia hirsuta is a species of plant in the family Frankeniaceae. They have a self-supporting growth form, individuals can grow to 17 cm tall.  This...