Armeria pungens

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. The stems are lignified at the base, robust, highly branched. Leaves are glabrous, linear to lanceolate, pointed, about long and about wide. Flower heads are pale pink, gathered in globose inflorescences at the top of long pedicels. Flowering period extends from May through July.

Distribution

This plant is endemic to Italy, France, Portugal and Spain.

Habitat

This small shrub grows in coastal sand-dunes and beaches, at an elevation of about above sea level.

Synonyms

Armeria fasciculata var. intermedia DaveauArmeria fasciculata var. pungens Arcang.Armeria fasciculata Willd.Armeria maritima subsp. pungens BernisReverchonia fasciculata Gand.Reverchonia pungens Gand.Statice fasciculata var. pungens Samp.Statice fasciculata Vent.Statice pungens Brot.