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Armeria

by Sturm (1796)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Plumbaginaceae
Genus:	Armeria Willd.
species
see text

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. The genus counts over a hundred species, mostly native to the Mediterranean, although Armeria maritima is an exception, being distributed along the coasts of the Northern Hemisphere, including parts of the United Kingdom such as Cornwall, and the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park in Wales ^[1] ^[2].

Some are popular with gardeners as rockery plants.

Some species and subspecies

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