Armeria pungens
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Armeria pungens, common name spiny thrift, is a rare plant of the genus Armeria of the family Plumbaginaceae.
Description
Armeria pungens grows in small shrubs, reaching heights of about {{convert|80|cm}}. The stems are lignified at the base, robust, highly branched. Leaves are glabrous, linear to lanceolate, pointed, about {{convert|60|-|150|mm}} long and about {{convert|1|-|3.5|mm}} wide. Flower heads are pale pink, gathered in globose inflorescences at the top of long pedicels. Flowering period extends from May through July.
Distribution
Habitat
This small shrub grows in coastal sand-dunes and beaches, at an elevation of about {{convert|0|-|1|m}} above sea level.
Synonyms
- Armeria fasciculata var. intermedia Daveau
- Armeria fasciculata var. pungens (Link) Arcang.
- Armeria fasciculata (Vent.) Willd.
- Armeria maritima subsp. pungens (Link) Bernis
- Reverchonia fasciculata (Vent.) Gand.
- Reverchonia pungens (Link) Gand.
- Statice fasciculata var. pungens (Link) Samp.
- Statice fasciculata Vent.
- Statice pungens Brot.
Gallery
References
- Pignatti S. 1982 - Flora d'Italia. Bologna – Vol. II, pag, 301
- Piñeiro R, Fuertes Aguilar J, Munt DD, Nieto Feliner G. - [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17498238 Atlantic-Mediterranean disjunction in the sand-dune shrub Armeria pungens (Plumbaginaceae) - Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid, CSIC]
- [http://www.anthos.es/v22/index.php?set_locale=en Anthos]
External links
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{{Commons category|Armeria pungens}}
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- [http://luirig.altervista.org/schedeit/ae/armeria_pungens.htm Schede di Botanica]
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Category:Plants described in 1804
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