Armeria berlengensis
Armeria berlengensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
Genus: | Armeria |
Species: | A. berlengensis
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Binomial name | |
Armeria berlengensis |
Armeria berlengensis is a flowering plant, a member of a mostly Mediterranean group including the thrifts and sea pinks. It is endemic to the Berlengas, a Portuguese archipelago, where it occurs on the rocky granitic slopes of the islands. It is common on both Berlenga Grande Island and Farilhões Islets.
It is a shrub about 40 cm in diameter, which flowers in April and May. The flowers are small, pale pink, and grouped into inflorescences at the end of long pedicels.
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Close-up of inflorescence
References[]
- ^ "Armeria berlengensis Daveau". Flora-On. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ Caldas, F.B. (2011). "Armeria berlengensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T162004A5527623. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- Castroviejo, S. et al., eds. Flora iberica: plantas vasculares de la Peninsula Iberica e Islas Baleares. 1989.
- Flora da Berlenga
Categories:
- IUCN Red List endangered species
- IUCN Red List critically endangered species
- Armeria
- Flora of Portugal
- Endemic flora of Portugal
- Caryophyllales stubs