Armeria maritima
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID64400ac506c41424447843 |
| Scientific name | Armeria maritima |
| Authority | (Mill.) Willd. |
| First published in | Enum. Pl. : 333 (1809) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
Armeria maritima is cultivated primarily as an ornamental perennial. Commercially it is sold as potted plants, seed mixes, and as a cut‑flower crop for small arrangements. The species is employed in landscape design for rock gardens, coastal plantings, drought‑tolerant borders, and ground‑cover in low‑maintenance public and private spaces. Its compact rosette habit, prolonged flowering period, and salt tolerance make it a popular choice for xeriscaping and restoration projects on saline or nutrient‑poor soils. Catalogues from major horticultural suppliers list both seed and potted specimens, indicating an established market for this plant.
Properties relevant to use:
Research on A. maritima documents its ability to survive and reproduce under high soil salinity (up to 200–300 mM NaCl) and prolonged drought, traits attributed to osmotic adjustment, compatible‑solute accumulation, and a waxy leaf cuticle that reduces water loss. The plant exhibits moderate phenolic content, including flavonoids and anthocyanins that give the flower heads their pink to magenta coloration. Its flowering stalks reach 20–40 cm, enabling its use as a cut flower, while the basal rosette remains compact (10–20 cm). These physiological and morphological attributes underpin its ornamental value and also render the species a useful model for studies of halophyte physiology and stress‑responsive gene expression.
Sustainability and sourcing:
Commercial production of A. maritima is almost entirely from cultivated stock; seeds are harvested from controlled breeding plots rather than wild populations, limiting impact on natural habitats. Propagation by seed or division requires minimal inputs—low water, no fertiliser, and limited pesticide use—making the crop environmentally low‑impact. The plant’s tolerance to poor, saline soils enables its inclusion in low‑maintenance, sustainable landscaping schemes where native or locally adapted species are preferred. Horticultural certification programmes (e.g., organic seed standards in the EU) are applied to seed batches, ensuring traceability and responsible sourcing. Because it thrives in marginal sites, A. maritima can reduce the need for supplemental irrigation and soil amendment in coastal or arid‑zone developments, supporting broader biodiversity and resource‑conservation goals.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Statice armeria | L. | Sp. Pl. : 274 (1753) |
| Statice maritima | Mill. | Gard. Dict. ed. 8 : n.º 3 (1768) |
| Armeria armeria | H.Karst. | Deut. Fl. (Karsten), ed. 2 2: 489. 1894 |
| Armeria campestris | Wallr. | Beitr. Bot. 2: 203 (1844) |
| Armeria campestris var. linkii | Wallr. | Beitr. Bot. 2: 204 1844 |
| Armeria duriuscula | Bab. | Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. , ser. 2, 3: 436 (1849) |
| Armeria elongata var. maritima | (Mill.) Skottsb. | Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl. , n.s., 56(5): 286 (1916) |
| Armeria expansa | Wallr. | Beitr. Bot. 2: 197 (1844) |
| Armeria intermedia | Link ex Boiss. | Prodr. 12: 681 (1848) |
| Armeria maritima var. alpinifolia | (Pau & Font Quer) G.H.M.Lawr. | Gentes Herb. 4: 406 1940 |
| Armeria maritima var. ambifaria | (Focke) G.H.M.Lawr. | Gentes Herb. 4: 405 1940 |
| Armeria maritima subsp. anglica | Wallr. | Beitr. Bot. 2: 186 1844 |
| Armeria maritima subsp. belgica | Wallr. | Beitr. Bot. 2: 186 1844 |
| Armeria maritima var. duriuscula | (Bab.) Bab. | Man. Brit. Bot. , ed. 6: 281 (1867) |
| Armeria maritima subsp. gallica | Wallr. | Beitr. Bot. 2: 186 1844 |
| Armeria maritima subsp. germanica | Wallr. | Beitr. Bot. 2: 186 1844 |
| Armeria maritima var. hortensis | Wallr. | Beitr. Bot. 2: 186 1844 |
| Armeria maritima subsp. itala | Wallr. | Beitr. Bot. 2: 186 1844 |
| Armeria maritima f. laucheana | Voss | Vilm. Blumengärtn. ed. 3 1: 617 1896 |
| Armeria maritima var. maria | G.H.M.Lawr. | Gentes Herb. 4: 405 1940 |
| Armeria maritima var. planifolia | (Syme) Bab. | Man. Brit. Bot. ed. 8: 295 1881 |
| Armeria maritima var. pubescens | (Link) Bab. | Man. Brit. Bot. , ed. 6: 281 (1867) |
| Armeria maritima var. pubigera | (Boiss.) Bab. | Man. Brit. Bot. ed. 6: 681 1867 |
| Armeria maritima var. sylvestris | Wallr. | Beitr. Bot. 2: 186 1844 |
| Armeria miscella | Merino | Fl. Galicia 3: 584 (1909) |
| Armeria montana | G.Don ex Loudon | Hort. Brit. [Loudon] 114. 1830 |
| Armeria planifolia | Nyman | Consp. Fl. Eur. : 616 (1881) |
| Armeria pubescens | Link | Repert. Nat. Cur. Berol. 1: 180 (1829) |
| Armeria pubescens | B.Heyne ex Steud. | Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 133. 1840 |
| Armeria pubigera var. scotica | Boiss. | Prodr. 12: 678 (1848) |
| Armeria rhenana | Gremli | Excursionsfl. Schweiz , ed. 4: 350 (1881) |
| Armeria vulgaris | Willd. | Enum. Pl. : 333 (1809) |
| Armeria vulgaris f. ambifaria | (Focke) W.F.Christ. | Bot. Arch. 31: 254 1931 |
| Armeria vulgaris var. calaminaria | F.Petri | Gen. Armeniae 40 1863 |
| Armeria vulgaris var. eifeliaca | F.Petri | Gen. Armeniae 40 1863 |
| Armeria vulgaris var. halleri | (Wallr.) F.Petri | Gen. Armeriae : 40 (1863) |
| Armeria vulgaris var. intermedia | T.Marsson | Fl. Neu-Vorpommern : 379 (1869) |
| Armeria vulgaris subsp. intermedia | (T.Marsson) Nordh. | Norsk Fl. 499. 1940 |
| Armeria vulgaris var. longiinvolucrata | F.Petri | Gen. Armeriae : 41 (1863) |
| Armeria vulgaris f. longiscapa | F.Petri | Gen. Armeniae 40 1863 |
| Armeria vulgaris subsp. maritima | (Mill.) F.Petri | Gen. Armeniae 41 1863 |
| Armeria vulgaris var. planifolia | Syme | Engl. Bot. ed. 3, 8: 158 1867 |
| Armeria vulgaris var. pubescens | (Sowerby) F.Petri | Gen. Armeniae 40 1863 |
| Armeria vulgaris f. purpurea | T.Marsson | Fl. Neu-Vorpommern 379 1869 |
| Armeria vulgaris var. rugica | F.Petri | Gen. Armeniae 40 1863 |
| Statice armeria var. pubescens | Sowerby | Engl. Bot. t. 226 1795 |
| Armeria vulgaris var. glabra | T.Marsson | Fl. Neu-Vorpommern : 379 (1869) |
| Armeria vulgaris var. maritima | (Mill.) T.Marsson | Fl. Neu-Vorpommern : 379 (1869) |
| Armeria vulgaris var. alba | L.H.Bailey | Stand. Cycl. Hort. 1: 395 (1914) |
| Armeria vulgaris var. splendens | L.H.Bailey | Stand. Cycl. Hort. 1: 395 (1914) |
| Armeria vulgaris var. laucheana | L.H.Bailey | Stand. Cycl. Hort. 1: 395 (1914) |
| Armeria vulgaris var. grandiflora | L.H.Bailey | Stand. Cycl. Hort. 1: 395 (1914) |
| Armeria elongata | W.D.J.Koch | Deutschl. Fl. , ed. 3, 2: 487 (1826) |
| Androsace macloviana | Cham. | |
| Taxanthema armeria | Neck. | Elem. Bot. 1: 115. 1790 |
| Statice pubescens | (Sowerby) Druce | Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 6(3): 504. 1922 |
| Statice pulchella | Gray | Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 296. 1821 |
| Statice capitata | Lam. | Fl. Franç. 3: 63. 1779 |
| Statice linearifolia | Laterr. | Fl. Bordel., ed. 2: 189. 1821 |
| Armeria maritima subsp. elegans | (Bernis) Malag. | in Acta Phytotax. Barcinon. 1: 23. 1968 ["1969"] |
| Armeria maritima subsp. eifeliaca | (Petri) Lefebvre | in New Phytol. 73(1): 210. 1974 |
| Armeria maritima subvar. elegans | Bernis | in Anales Inst. Bot. Cavanilles 14: 347. 1957 |
| Statice armeria var. minor | Dumort. | Fl. Belg.: 27. 1827 |
| Armeria vulgaris var. palatina | F.Petri | Gen. Armeriae: 39. 1863 |
| Statice armeria var. hortensis | Gaudin | Fl. Helv. 2: 454. 1828 |
| Statice armeria var. rubra | (L.H.Bailey) F.T.Hubb. | in Rhodora 18(211): 157. 1916 |
| Statice armeria var. grandiflora | (L.H.Bailey) F.T.Hubb. | in Rhodora 18(211): 157. 1916 |
| Armeria maritima var. scotica | (Boiss.) P.D.Sell | Fl. Gr. Brit. Ireland 1: 687. 2018 |
| Statice armeria var. mixta | Dumort. | Fl. Belg.: 27. 1827 |
| Armeria vulgaris var. maritima | Rosenv. | Meddel. Gronland 3: 683. 1891 |
| Statice armeria var. maritima | (Mill.) Wahlenb. | Fl. Suec. 1: 191. 1824 |
| Statice armeria var. caudiculata | Dumort. | Fl. Belg.: 27. 1827 |
| Statice armeria var. arenaria | Dumort. | Fl. Belg.: 27. 1827 |
| Armeria maritima var. linkii | Gren & Godr. | Fl. France 2: 733. 1853 |
| Statice armeria var. alba | (L.H.Bailey) F.T.Hubb. | in Rhodora 18(211): 156. 1916 |
| Armeria maritima var. scotica | (Boiss.) Bab. | Man. Brit. Bot., ed. 6, 281. 1867 |
| Statice armeria var. splendens | (L.H.Bailey) F.T.Hubb. | in Rhodora 18(211): 157. 1916 |
| Armeria vulgaris var. rubra | hort. ex L.H.Bailey | Stand. Cycl. Hort. 1: 395. 1914 |
| Statice armeria var. purpurea | (L.H.Bailey) F.T.Hubb. | in Rhodora 18(211): 157. 1916 |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | madeira sea pink |
| English | thrift seapink |
| English | thrift |
| English | sea pink |
| English | sea thrift |
| English | marsh daisy |
| English | sea cushion |
| Spanish | clavelina de mar |
| Spanish | cesped frances |
| Spanish | cesped francés |
| Spanish | césped francés |
| Spanish | clavel de playas |
| Spanish | estatice-erizo |
| Arabic | العود الأحمر |
| Arabic | عود أحمر |
| Belarusian | барадульнік |
| Belarusian | жудрэц |
| Catalan | gasó alpí |
| Czech | trávnička přímořská |
| Welsh | clustog fair |
| Danish | almindelig engelskgræs |
| Danish | engelskgræs |
| German | gemeine grasnelke |
| German | sand-grasnelke |
| German | strand-grasnelke |
| German | gewöhnliche grasnelke |
| Estonian | roosa merikann |
| Basque | itsas krabelin |
| Persian | آرمریا ماریتیما |
| Finnish | laukkaneilikka |
| Finnish | rusolaukkaneilikka |
| French | Œillet marin |
| French | gazon dolympe |
| French | armerie maritime |
| French | armérie maritime |
| French | gazon d'olympe |
| frr | hongerkral |
| Irish | caoróg mhara |
| Irish | nóinín cladaigh |
| Irish | rabhán mara |
| Irish | rabhán |
| Galician | herba de namorar |
| Galician | herba empreñadeira |
| Croatian | primorska babosvilka |
| Upper Sorbian | suchi nalik |
| Upper Sorbian | wšědna dychnička |
| Hungarian | magas istác |
| Igbo | marsh daisy |
| Igbo | sea cushion |
| Igbo | sea pink |
| Igbo | sea thrift |
| Icelandic | geldingahnappur |
| Japanese | ハマカンザシ |
| Japanese | アルメリア |
| Korean | 아르메리아 |
| Cornish | bryton |
| Cornish | tamm on |
| Cornish | brytonen |
| Lithuanian | pajūrinė gvaizdė |
| Norwegian Bokmål | fjærekollen |
| Norwegian Bokmål | strandnellik |
| Norwegian Bokmål | fjørekoll |
| Norwegian Bokmål | fjærkollen |
| Norwegian Bokmål | fjærekoll |
| Dutch | engels gras |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | statice armeria |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | strandnellik |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | fjørekoll |
| Polish | zawciąg pospolity |
| Romanian | Limba peștelui |
| Russian | Армерия морская |
| Russian | Армерия приморская |
| Slovak | trávnička prímorská |
| Slovenian | navadni pečnik |
| Slovenian | obmorski pečnik |
| Swedish | gräsnejlika |
| Swedish | backtrift |
| Swedish | fjälltrift |
| Swedish | islandstrift |
| Swedish | mellantrift |
| Swedish | strandtrift |
| Swedish | trift |
| Ukrainian | Армерія покутська |
| Chinese | 海石竹 |
Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Armeria maritima subsp. barcensis | (Simonk.) P.Silva | Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 64: 376 (1971) |
| Armeria maritima subsp. californica | (Boiss.) A.E.Porsild | Bull. Natl. Mus. Canada 135: 174 (1955) |
| Armeria maritima subsp. elongata | (Hoffm.) Bonnier | Fl. Ill. France 9: 54 (1927) |
| Armeria maritima subsp. interior | (Raup) A.E.Porsild | Bull. Natl. Mus. Canada 135: 172 (1955) |
| Armeria maritima subsp. purpurea | (W.D.J.Koch) Á.Löve & D.Löve | Bot. Not. 114: 54 1961 |
| Armeria maritima subsp. sibirica | (Turcz. ex Boiss.) Nyman | Consp. Fl. Eur. : 616 (1881) |
| Armeria maritima subsp. azorica | Franco | Nova Fl. Portugal 2: 563. 1984 |
| Armeria maritima subsp. depilata | (Bernis) Malag. | in Acta Phytotax. Barcinon. 1: 23. 1968 ["1969"] |
| Armeria maritima subsp. fontqueri | ||
| Armeria maritima subsp. juniperifolia | (Bernis) Malag. | in Acta Phytotax. Barcinon. 1: 23. 1968 ["1969"] |
| Armeria maritima subsp. maritima | (Mill.) Willd. | |
| Armeria maritima subsp. miscella | (Merino) Malag. | in Acta Phytotax. Barcinon. 1: 23. 1968 ["1969"] |
| Armeria maritima subsp. planifolia | (Syme) Á.Löve & D.Löve | Bot. Not. 114(1): 54 (1961) |
Germination/Propagation Top
Suggest a correction or add new data!| Sow seeds at 20°C, expecting germination within 3 months without further temperature treatment. |
| Requires Darkness: These seeds need to be covered with soil or otherwise kept in the dark to germinate properly. Light inhibits their germination process. |
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
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- Kamchatka
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- Baltic States
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- Hungary
- Netherlands
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Eastern Canada
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000549005 |
| UNII | 1021I42L1E |
| Canadensys | 7352 |
| USDA Plants | ARMA6 |
| Tropicos | 25400032 |
| INPN | 83832 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:19793-2 |
| The Plant List | kew-2652527 |
| Plantarium | 3731 |
| Missouri Botanical Garden | 285144 |
| PaleoBotany | 25360 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 268428 |
| Observations.org | 2354 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 71835 |
| NBN Atlas | NHMSYS0021060385 |
| Nature Serve | 2.129104 |
| IPNI | 19793-2 |
| iNaturalist | 60476 |
| iNaturalist | 129099 |
| GBIF | 8930531 |
| Freebase | /m/094m91 |
| EPPO | ARVMA |
| EOL | 585577 |
| Elurikkus | 2890 |
| Calflora (Californian flora) | 9695 |
| USDA GRIN | 4226 |
| Wikipedia | Armeria_maritima |
| PFAF | Armeria maritima |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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| > Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Amino acids and derivatives / Beta amino acids and derivatives | |||||
| N-methyl-beta-alanine | 75891 | Click to see | 103.12 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1034/J.1399-3054.2000.100302.X |
| > Organic nitrogen compounds / Organonitrogen compounds / Quaternary ammonium salts / Tetraalkylammonium salts | |||||
| beta-Alanine betaine | 441440 | Click to see | 131.17 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1034/J.1399-3054.2000.100302.X |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids | |||||
| Caffeic Acid | 689043 | Click to see | 180.16 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-1978(95)97456-7 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols | |||||
| Isorhamnetin | 5281654 | Click to see | 316.26 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-1978(95)97456-7 |
| Kaempferol | 5280863 | Click to see | 286.24 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-1978(95)97456-7 |
| Myricetin | 5281672 | Click to see C1=C(C=C(C(=C1O)O)O)C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O | 318.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-1978(95)97456-7 |
| Quercetin | 5280343 | Click to see | 302.23 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-1978(95)97456-7 |
Collections Top
| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |