Biology:Armeria berlengensis

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Armeria berlengensis
Armeria berlengensis.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Genus: Armeria
Species:
A. berlengensis
Binomial name
Armeria berlengensis
Daveau

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.

Close-up of inflorescence

References

  • Castroviejo, S. et al., eds. Flora iberica: plantas vasculares de la Peninsula Iberica e Islas Baleares. 1989.
  • Flora da Berlenga

Wikidata ☰ Q2862229 entry