Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Plumbaginaceae (Leadwort family)
Genus: Armeria (Thrift)
Armeria maritima (Mill.) Willd. - Thrift
Armeria arenaria (Pers.) Schult. - Jersey Thrift
10–50 cm tall. inflorescence: capitate. capitula: Ø 12–30 mm. bracts:
Natural, established occurences | Artificial occurences |
riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, forests, shrubbery, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths, screes, rocky habitats, dunes, salt marshes
in nutrient-poor, occasionally heavy metal containing and saline habitats