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Internal ID UUID64400ac506c41424447843
Scientific name Armeria maritima
Authority (Mill.) Willd.
First published in Enum. Pl. : 333 (1809)

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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

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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

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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)

Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

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Forms (abbr. f.) Top

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Germination/Propagation Top

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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

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  • Asia-temperate
    • Mongolia
      • Mongolia
    • Russian Far East
      • Kamchatka
      • Khabarovsk
      • Kuril Islands
      • Magadan
      • Sakhalin
    • Siberia
      • Buryatiya
      • Krasnoyarsk
      • West Siberia
      • Yakutskiya
  • Europe
    • Eastern Europe
      • Baltic States
      • Belarus
      • Central European Russia
      • North European Russia
      • Northwest European Russia
      • Ukraine
    • Middle Europe
      • Austria
      • Belgium
      • Czechoslovakia
      • Germany
      • Hungary
      • Netherlands
      • Poland
      • Switzerland
    • Northern Europe
      • Denmark
      • Finland
      • Føroyar
      • Great Britain
      • Iceland
      • Ireland
      • Norway
      • Sweden
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Italy
      • Romania
      • Turkey-in-Europe
      • Yugoslavia
    • Southwestern Europe
      • France
      • Portugal
      • Spain
  • Northern America
    • Eastern Canada
      • Labrador
      • Newfoundland
      • Ontario
    • Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Colorado
      • Oregon
      • Washington
    • Southwestern U.S.A.
      • California
    • Subarctic America
      • Alaska
      • Aleutian Islands
      • Greenland
      • Northwest Territorie
      • Nunavut
      • Yukon
    • Western Canada
      • British Columbia
      • Manitoba
      • Saskatchewan

Links to other databases Top

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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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The Greuter Herbarium in Palermo: An Inventory of Its Type Specimens Available Online, with Some Thoughts on Type Terminology (Occasional Papers from the Herbarium Greuter, N° 5) Greuter W Plants (Basel) 12-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11053905
doi:10.3390/plants13081086
PMID:38674494
Deep learning-based detection of indicator species for monitoring biodiversity in semi-natural grasslands Basavegowda DH, Schleip I, Mosebach P, Weltzien C Environ Sci Ecotechnol 09-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11066142
doi:10.1016/j.ese.2024.100419
PMID:38706811
Pb uptake, accumulation, and translocation in plants: Plant physiological, biochemical, and molecular response: A review Ur Rahman S, Qin A, Zain M, Mushtaq Z, Mehmood F, Riaz L, Naveed S, Ansari MJ, Saeed M, Ahmad I, Shehzad M Heliyon 07-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10945279
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27724
PMID:38500979
Which Plant Species for Green Roofs in the Mediterranean Environment? Leotta L, Toscano S, Romano D Plants (Basel) 27-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10708222
doi:10.3390/plants12233985
PMID:38068621
The most polyphagous insect herbivore? Host plant associations of the Meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius (L.) Thompson V, Harkin C, Stewart AJ PLoS One 04-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10602594
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0291734
PMID:37792900
eDNA Metabarcoding- and Microscopic Analysis for Diet Determination in Waterfowl, a Comparative Study in Vejlerne, Denmark Svendsen AS, Nielsen LB, Schmidt JB, Bruhn D, Andersen LH, Pertoldi C Biology (Basel) 21-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10525441
doi:10.3390/biology12091272
PMID:37759671
Epigenetic Control of Plant Response to Heavy Metals Fasani E, Giannelli G, Varotto S, Visioli G, Bellin D, Furini A, DalCorso G Plants (Basel) 07-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10537915
doi:10.3390/plants12183195
PMID:37765359
Chemical Constituents and Antimicrobial Activity of a Ganoderma lucidum (Curtis.) P. Karst. Aqueous Ammonia Extract Sánchez-Hernández E, Teixeira A, Pereira C, Cruz A, Martín-Gil J, Oliveira R, Martín-Ramos P Plants (Basel) 11-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10305452
doi:10.3390/plants12122271
PMID:37375896
Investigation of the Copper Requirements of the Metallophyte Liverworts Cephaloziella nicholsonii Douin and C. massalongoi (Spruce) Müll.Frib Campbell C, Kelly DL, Smyth N, Lockhart N, Holyoak DT, Long D Plants (Basel) 09-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10300965
doi:10.3390/plants12122265
PMID:37375890
Armeria maritima (Mill.) Willd. Flower Hydromethanolic Extract for Cucurbitaceae Fungal Diseases Control Sánchez-Hernández E, Martín-Ramos P, Navas-Gracia LM, Martín-Gil J, Garcés-Claver A, Flores-León A, González-García V Molecules 26-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10180270
doi:10.3390/molecules28093730
PMID:37175142
Nuclear DNA Amounts in Chinese Bryophytes Estimated by Flow Cytometry: Variation Patterns and Biological Significances Li D, Luo G, Guo S, Huang R, Yang J, Cao T, Yu J Plants (Basel) 05-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10096954
doi:10.3390/plants12071564
PMID:37050190
Water Content of Plant Tissues: So Simple That Almost Forgotten? Ievinsh G Plants (Basel) 08-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10058729
doi:10.3390/plants12061238
PMID:36986926
Micro-Evolutionary Processes in Armeria maritima at Metalliferous Sites Wierzbicka M, Abratowska A, Bemowska-Kałabun O, Panufnik-Mędrzycka D, Wąsowicz P, Wróbel M, Trzybiński D, Woźniak K Int J Mol Sci 28-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC10003435
doi:10.3390/ijms24054650
PMID:36902080
What Makes the Life of Stressed Plants a Little Easier? Defense Mechanisms against Adverse Conditions Muszyńska E, Dziurka K, Labudda M Plants (Basel) 24-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC10005685
doi:10.3390/plants12051040
PMID:36903901
Diaporthe species associated with the maritime grass Festuca rubra subsp. pruinosa Toghueo RM, Vázquez de Aldana BR, Zabalgogeazcoa I Front Microbiol 16-Feb-2023
PMCID:PMC9978114
doi:10.3389/fmicb.2023.1105299
PMID:36876098

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> 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

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