Armeria_berlengensis

<i>Armeria berlengensis</i>

Armeria berlengensis

Species of flowering plant

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.

Quick Facts Armeria berlengensis, Conservation status ...

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

  1. [1]
    "Armeria berlengensis Daveau". Flora-On. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  2. [2]
    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
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