Biology:Armeria humilis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
| Genus: | Armeria |
| Species: | A. humilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Armeria humilis (Link) Schult.
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synonyms of subsp. humilis:
synonyms of subsp. odorata:
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Armeria humilis, the juniper-leaved thrift, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae. It is a subshrub native to the Serra Amarela and Serra do Gerês of Portugal and Spain in the northwestern Iberian Peninsula.[1]
It is a mat-forming evergreen perennial, with pale pink clover-like flowers appearing in Spring above dark green, needle-like foliage.[4]
The species was first described as Statice humilis by Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link in 1801. In 1820 Josef August Schultes placed the species in genus Armeria as A. humilis. Two subspecies are accepted:[1]
- Armeria humilis subsp. humilis
- Armeria humilis subsp. odorata (Samp.) P.Silva
Cultivars, mostly known by the synonym Armeria juniperifolia, have been developed for garden use, where it is suitable for cultivation in the alpine or rock garden. Previously this species[5] and the cultivar 'Bevan's Variety'[6] gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit,[7] but the plants tested turned out be members of the species Armeria caespitosa, so the Awards have been reassigned.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Armeria humilis (Link) Schult." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/686309-1.
- ↑ "Armeria humilis subsp. humilis" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/77227981-1.
- ↑ "Armeria humilis subsp. odorata (Samp.) P.Silva" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/888353-1.
- ↑ "Plants.com - Armeria juniperifolia". http://www.perennials.com/plants/armeria-juniperifolia.html. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Armeria juniperifolia". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/1595/Armeria-juniperifolia/Details. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Armeria juniperifolia 'Bevan's Variety'". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/28160/Armeria-juniperifolia-Bevan-s-Variety/Details. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ↑ "Armeria caespitosa juniper-leaved thrift". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2026. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/93843/armeria-caespitosa/details. "Synonyms; Armeria juniperifolia dwarf dark, Armeria juniperifolia misapplied ... 10 suppliers"
Wikidata ☰ Q17243692 entry
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