Armeria maritima
Thrift
Also known as: Androsace macloviana Cham. +10 more
- Androsace macloviana Cham.
- Armeria arctica Sternb.
- Armeria elongata subsp. maritima (Mill.) C.Hartm.
- Armeria humilis Link
- Armeria linearifolia Chevall., 1827
- Armeria maritima var. maritima
- Armeria montana G.Don ex Loudon
- Armeria pubescens B.Heyne ex Steud.
- Armeria vulgaris var. maritima (Mill.) T.Marsson
- Statice arctica var. californica (Boiss.) S.F.Blake
- Statice labradorica f. glabriscapa S.F.Blake
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Plumbaginaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Armeria maritima (commonly known as Thrift) is a shrub within the Plumbaginaceae family. It originates in Africa, Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Macaronesia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Aleutian Is., Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, Colorado, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Manitoba, Mongolia, Netherlands, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Washington, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Turkey-in-Europe
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms