- Armeria
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image_caption = by Sturm (1796)
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Caryophyllales
familia =Plumbaginaceae
genus = "Armeria"
genus_authority = Willd.
subdivision_ranks = species
subdivision = see text"Armeria" is the
botanical name for agenus offlowering plants . These plants are sometimes known as "thrift" or as the "sea pinks" as they are often found on coastlines. The genus counts over a hundred species, mostly native to theMediterranean , although "Armeria maritima " is an exception, being distributed along the coasts of the Northern Hemisphere, such as in thePembrokeshire Coast National Park inPembrokeshire ,Wales ,United Kingdom orCornwall [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/257041] & [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/306496] .Some are popular with
gardeners as rockery plants.; Some species and subspecies
*"Armeria alboi"
*"Armeria alliacea "
*"Armeria alpina "
*"Armeria arenaria "
*"Armeria berlengensis "
*"Armeria caespitosa "
*"Armeria cariensis "
*"Armeria gaditana "
*"Armeria girardii "
*"Armeria juniperifolia "
*"Armeria leucocephala "
*"Armeria maritima " (sea thrift, sea cushion, sea pink)
**"Armeria maritima" subsp. "andina "
**"Armeria maritima" subsp. "californica "
**"Armeria maritima" subsp. "elongata "
**"Armeria maritima" subsp. "maritima "
**"Armeria maritima" subsp. "sibirica "
*"Armeria nebrodensis "
*"Armeria pinifolia "
*"Armeria pseudarmeria "
*"Armeria pubigera"
*"Armeria pungens "
*"Armeria rumelica "
*"Armeria sardoa "
*"Armeria splendens "
*"Armeria undulata "
*"Armeria villosa "
**"Armeria villosa" subsp. "longearistata "
**"Armeria villosa" subsp. "villosa "
*"Armeria welwitschii "External links
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