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 (Sardinia), France (Corsica), 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 Daveau Armeria fasciculata var. pungens (Link) Arcang. Armeria fasciculata (Vent.) Willd. Armeria maritima subsp. pungens (Link) Bernis Reverchonia fasciculata (Vent.) Gand. Reverchonia pungens (Link) Gand. Statice fasciculata var. pungens (Link) Samp. Statice fasciculata Vent. Statice pungens Brot.
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References Pignatti S. 1982 - Flora d'Italia. Bologna – Vol. II, pag, 301 Piñeiro R, Fuertes Aguilar J, Munt DD, Nieto Feliner G. - Atlantic-Mediterranean disjunction in the sand-dune shrub Armeria pungens (Plumbaginaceae) - Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid, CSIC Anthos
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