Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Caryophyllanae > Order Caryophyllales > Family Plumbaginaceae > Genus Armeria

Armeria maritima (Mill.) Willd.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Armeria*	Willd.	accepted genus name
*Statice*	L.	homotypic synonym
*Armeria alboi*	(Bernis) Nieto Fel.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria alliacea*	(Cav.) Hoffmanns. & Link	taxonomically included in
*Armeria alpina*	Willd.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria alpinifolia*	Pau & Font Quer	taxonomically included in
*Armeria ambifaria*	Focke	taxonomically included in
*Armeria arctica*	(Cham.) Wallr.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria arcuata*	Boiss. & Reut.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria arenaria*	(Pers.) Schult.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria aspromontana*	Brullo, Scelsi & Spamp.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria atlantica*	Pomel	taxonomically included in
*Armeria beirana*	Franco	taxonomically included in
*Armeria belgenciensis*	Kerguélen	taxonomically included in
*Armeria berlengensis*	Daveau	taxonomically included in
*Armeria bigerrensis*	(C. Vicioso & Beltrán) Rivas Mart.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria bourgaei*	Merino	taxonomically included in
*Armeria brutia*	Brullo, Gangale & Uzunov	taxonomically included in
*Armeria caballeroi*	(Bernis) Donad.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria caespitosa*	(Ortega) Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria canescens*	(Host) Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria cantabrica*	Willk.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria cariensis*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria carpetana*	Villar	taxonomically included in
*Armeria castellana*	Leresche	taxonomically included in
*Armeria castrovalnerana*	Alejandre, Barredo & M. J. Escal.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria castroviejoi*	Nieto Fel.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria choulettiana*	Pomel	taxonomically included in
*Armeria ciliata*	(Lange) Nieto Fel.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria colorata*	Pau	taxonomically included in
*Armeria denticulata*	(Bertol.) DC.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria duriensis*	Franco	taxonomically included in
*Armeria ebracteata*	Pomel	taxonomically included in
*Armeria eriophylla*	Willk.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria euscadiensis*	Donad. & Vivant	taxonomically included in
*Armeria filicaulis*	(Boiss.) Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria fontqueri*	Pau	taxonomically included in
*Armeria gaditana*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria garganica*	Arrigoni	taxonomically included in
*Armeria genesiana*	Nieto Fel.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria girardii*	(Bernis) Litard.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria grajoana*	Casim.-Sor.Solanas & Cabezudo	taxonomically included in
*Armeria helodes*	F. Martini & Poldini	taxonomically included in
*Armeria hirta*	Willd.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria hispalensis*	Pau	taxonomically included in
*Armeria humilis*	(Link) Schult.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria icarica*	J. R. Edm.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria johnsenii*	Papan. & Kokkini	taxonomically included in
*Armeria juncea*	Wallr.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria langei*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria leucocephala*	W. D. J. Koch	taxonomically included in
*Armeria linkiana*	Nieto Fel.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria littoralis*	Willd.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria macrophylla*	Boiss. & Reut.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria macropoda*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria maderensis*	Lowe ex Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria malacitana*	Nieto Fel.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria malinvaudii*	H. J. Coste & Soulié	taxonomically included in
*Armeria maritima*	(Mill.) Willd.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria masguindalii*	(Pau) Nieto Fel.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria mauritanica*	Wallr.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria merinoi*	(Bernis) Nieto Fel. & Silva Pando	taxonomically included in
*Armeria montiberica*	García Cardo, Fabado & Mateo	taxonomically included in
*Armeria morisii*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria muelleri*	A. Huet	taxonomically included in
*Armeria multiceps*	Wallr.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria pauana*	(Bernis) Nieto Fel.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria pinifolia*	(Brot.) Hoffmanns. & Link	taxonomically included in
*Armeria platyphylla*	(Daveau) Franco	taxonomically included in
*Armeria pocutica*	Pawł.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria pseudarmeria*	(Murray) Mansf.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria pubigera*	(Desf.) Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria pungens*	(Link) Hoffmanns. & Link	taxonomically included in
*Armeria quichiotis*	(Gonz. Albo) G. H. M. Lawr.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria rivasmartinezii*	Sard.Rosc. & Nieto Fel.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria rothmaleri*	Nieto Fel.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria rouyana*	Daveau	taxonomically included in
*Armeria rumelica*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria ruscinonensis*	Girard	taxonomically included in
*Armeria salmantica*	(Bernis) Nieto Fel.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria sampaioi*	(Bernis) Nieto Fel.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria sancta*	Janka	taxonomically included in
*Armeria sardoa*	Spreng.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria saviana*	Selvi	taxonomically included in
*Armeria seticeps*	Rchb.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria simplex*	Pomel	taxonomically included in
*Armeria soleirolii*	(Duby) Godr.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria spinulosa*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria splendens*	(Lag. & Rodr.) Webb	taxonomically included in
*Armeria sulcitana*	Arrigoni	taxonomically included in
*Armeria tingitana*	Boiss. & Reut.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria trachyphylla*	Lange	taxonomically included in
*Armeria transmontana*	(Samp.) G. H. M. Lawr.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria trianoi*	Nieto Fel.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria trojana*	Bokhari & Quézel	taxonomically included in
*Armeria undulata*	(Bory) Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria vandasii*	Hayek	taxonomically included in
*Armeria velutina*	Boiss. & Reut.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria villosa*	Girard	taxonomically included in
*Armeria welwitschii*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Statice maritima*	Mill.	basionym
*Armeria maritima subsp. azorica*	Franco	taxonomically included in
*Armeria maritima subsp. barcensis*	(Simonk.) P. Silva	taxonomically included in
*Armeria maritima subsp. elongata*	(Hoffm.) Bonnier	taxonomically included in
*Armeria maritima subsp. fontqueri*		taxonomically included in
*Armeria maritima subsp. intermedia*	(T. Marsson) Buttler	taxonomically included in
*Armeria maritima subsp. maritima*	(Mill.) Willd.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria maritima subsp. miscella*	(Merino) Malag.	taxonomically included in
*Armeria maritima subsp. muelleri*	(A. Huet) O. Bolòs & Vigo	taxonomically included in
*Armeria maritima subsp. planifolia*	(Syme) Löve & Löve	taxonomically included in
*Armeria maritima subsp. purpurea*	(W. D. J. Koch) Á. Löve & D. Löve	taxonomically included in
*Armeria maritima subsp. sibirica*	(Boiss.) Nyman	taxonomically included in
*Statice armeria*	L.	synonym
*Statice vulgaris*	Hill	synonym
*Statice vulgaris*	Sweet	synonym
*Armeria elongata*	auct.	misapplied name
*Statice elongata*	auct.	misapplied name

Children

Armeria maritima (Mill.) Willd. subsp. maritima
Armeria maritima subsp. azorica Franco
Armeria maritima subsp. barcensis (Simonk.) P. Silva
Armeria maritima subsp. elongata (Hoffm.) Bonnier
Armeria maritima subsp. fontqueri
Armeria maritima subsp. intermedia (T. Marsson) Buttler
Armeria maritima subsp. miscella (Merino) Malag.
Armeria maritima subsp. muelleri (A. Huet) O. Bolòs & Vigo
Armeria maritima subsp. planifolia (Syme) Löve & Löve
Armeria maritima subsp. purpurea (W. D. J. Koch) Á. Löve & D. Löve
Armeria maritima subsp. sibirica (Boiss.) Nyman

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: Armeria bregdetare sources: Demiri, M. 1981: Flora Ekskursioniste E Shqiperise

Aragonese: mermasangre; té sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Basque: itsas krabelin; itsas krabelina sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Catalan: gasó sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Croatian: primorska svilica sources: Nikolić, T. 2000: Flora Croatica. Index florae Croaticae, 1. – Natura Croatica 3, Suppl. 1

Finnish: rusolaukkaneilikka sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

French: Arméria maritime; Armérie maritime; Gazon d'Espagne; Gazon d'Olympe; Herbe à sept têtes; Jonc marin; Oeillet marin sources: 2006: Tela Botanica, Le réseau de la botanique francophone – http://www.tela-botanica.org/

Galician: caravel mariño; carqueixa mariña; cravo mariño; herba de namorar; herba de raposo; herba empreñadeira; herba empreñadoira; herba namoradeira; herba namoreira sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

German: Gewöhnliche Grasnelke sources: Rothmaler, W. (ed. Jäger, E. J.) 2011: Exkursionsflora von Deutschland. Gefäßpflanzen: Grundband, ed. 20. – Heidelberg: Spektrum

Polish: Zawciąg pospolity sources: Mirek, Z. 1995: Vascular plants of Poland. A Checklist.

Portuguese: cravo romano; estancadeira; relva-de-espanha; relva-do-olimpo sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Russian: jūrmalas armērija; армерия приморская sources: Laasimer, L., Kuusk, V., Tabaka, L. & Lekavičius, A. (ed.) 1993: Flora of the Baltic countries. Flora Baltijskich Respublik 1. – Tartu: Estonian Academy of Sciences

Scottish Gaelic: Rabhán sources: Parnell, J. & Curtis, T. 2012: Webbs' An Irish Flora. – Cork, Ireland

Slovak: trávnička prímorská sources: Marhold, K. & Hindák, F. 1998: Zoznam nižších a vyšších rastlín Slovenska. – Bratislava

Spanish, Castillian: armeria; césped; césped francés; clavel de playas; dengue; denguecillos; erizo de la sierra; estatice-erizo; gazón sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Swedish: trift

Literature

basis of record	Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
additional source	Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.
nomenclatural reference	Enum. Pl.: 333. 1809

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External Links

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Citation

Domina, G. 2011+: Plumbaginaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. Armeria maritima (Mill.) Willd. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/2d52aa61-db1c-4bc9-84ca-faed6fdc1339

WoRMS (2025). Armeria maritima (Miller) Willdenow, 1809. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=182769