Armeria is the botanical name

Botanical name

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 for a genus

Genus

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 of flowering 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 the Mediterranean, although Armeria maritima

Armeria maritima

Armeria maritima is the botanical name for a species of flowering plant.It is a popular garden flower, known by several common names, including thrift, sea thrift, and sea pink. The plant has been distributed worldwide as a garden and cut flower...

 is an exception, being distributed along the coasts of the Northern Hemisphere, including Ireland

Ireland

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, parts of the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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 such as Cornwall

Cornwall

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, and the Pembrokeshire

Pembrokeshire

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 Coast National Park

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

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 in Wales

Wales

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 .

Some are popular with gardeners as rockery plants.

Some species and subspecies

• Armeria alliaceaew
• Armeria alpina
• Armeria arenaria
• Armeria berlengensis
  Armeria berlengensis
  Armeria berlengensis is a flowering plant, a member of a mostly Mediterranean group including the thrifts and sea pinks. It is endemic to the Berlengas, a Portuguese archipelago, where it occurs on the rocky granitic slopes of the islands. It is common on both Berlenga Grande Island and...
  
  
• Armeria caespitosa
• Armeria cariensis
• Armeria gaditana
• Armeria girardii
• Armeria juniperifolia
• Armeria leucocephala
• Armeria maritima
  Armeria maritima
  Armeria maritima is the botanical name for a species of flowering plant.It is a popular garden flower, known by several common names, including thrift, sea thrift, and sea pink. The plant has been distributed worldwide as a garden and cut flower...
  
   (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 pungens
  Armeria pungens, common name Spiny Thrift, is a rare plant of the genus Armeria belonging to the Plumbaginaceae family.-Description:...
  
  
• Armeria rumelica
• Armeria sardoa
• Armeria splendens
  Armeria splendens
  Armeria splendens is an ornamental plant in the Plumbaginaceae family, which is native to Europe.-External links:* photos...
  
  
• Armeria undulata
• Armeria villosa
  • Armeria villosa subsp. longearistata
  • Armeria villosa subsp. villosa
• Armeria welwitschii