Common name
English: Sea thrift
German: Sand-Grasnelke
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Plumbaginales (12)
Family: Plumbaginaceae (12)(family description)
Genus: Armeria (3)
Epithet: maritima (Mill.) Willd. s. l. (10)
Subspecies: elongata (Hoffm.) Bonnier
elongata => elongated, lengthened, drawn out, extended
maritima => growing on the seashore, confined to the coast
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: xerophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet
External links
Check for Armeria maritima at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [867] Armeria maritima - Plants For A Future database