Armeria pungens
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Armeria pungens, common name Spiny Thrift, is a rare plant of the genus Armeria
belonging to the Plumbaginaceae
family.
. Flowering period extends from May through July.
(Sardinia
), France
(Corsica
), Portugal
and Spain
.
Armeria
Armeria is the botanical name for a genus of flowering plants. These plants are sometimes known as "thrift" or as the "sea pinks" as they are often found on coastlines...
belonging to the Plumbaginaceae
Plumbaginaceae
Plumbaginaceae is a family of flowering plants, with a cosmopolitan distribution. The family is sometimes referred to as the leadwort family or the plumbago family....
family.
Description
Armeria pungens grows in small shrubs, reaching heights of about 80 centimetres (31.5 in). The stems are lignified at the base, robust, highly branched. Leaves are glabrous, linear to lanceolate, pointed, about 60–150 mm (2.4–5.9 ) long and about 1–3.5 mm (0.0393700787401575–0.137795275590551 ) wide. Flower heads are pale pink, gathered in globose inflorescences at the top of long pedicelsPedicel (botany)
A pedicel is a stem that attaches single flowers to the main stem of the inflorescence. It is the branches or stalks that hold each flower in an inflorescence that contains more than one flower....
. Flowering period extends from May through July.
Distribution
This plant is endemic to ItalyItaly
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
(Sardinia
Sardinia
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
), France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
(Corsica
Corsica
Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
), Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
and Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.
Habitat
This small shrub grows in coastal sand-dunes and beaches, at an elevation of about 0–1 m (0–3.3 ) above sea level.Synonyms
- Armeria fasciculata var. intermedia Daveau
- Armeria fasciculata var. pungens (LinkLinkLink, links, linking may refer to:- Education :* Hands On Learning Australia, implements the HOL LiNK program -Music:* Link , an American R&B singer...
) Arcang. - Armeria fasciculata (Vent.) Willd.
- Armeria maritima subsp. pungens (Link) BernisBernisBernis is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
- Reverchonia fasciculata (Vent.) Gand.
- Reverchonia pungens (Link) Gand.
- Statice fasciculata var. pungens (Link) Samp.
- Statice fasciculata Vent.