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Armeria maritima

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Armeria maritima, known as thrift, sea thrift or sea pink, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae. It is a compact evergreen perennial that grows in low clumps and sends up long stems topped with globes of bright pink flowers, occasionally purple, white or red, and it has been distributed worldwide as a popular garden and cut flower, well suited to xeriscape and rock gardens. Its Latin specific epithet, maritima, means pertaining to the sea or coastal. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Marine 1
Scientific Name
Armeria maritima 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Magnoliopsida, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Armeria maritima

In Biome

Salt Marsh, Biomes
Source Armeria maritima (Wikipedia)
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Sources
1. Armeria maritima (Wikipedia)
  • System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
    Armeria maritima, known as thrift, sea thrift or sea pink, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae.
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 363400
    Armeria maritima, the thrift, sea thrift or sea pink, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae.
  • In Biome: Salt Marsh, article text (habitat biome), EntityId 363400, target B287451
    It can grow in dry, sandy, saline conditions such as coastal cliffs, grassland and salt marshes, salted roadsides and inland on mountain rocks.
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2. Wikipedia: Armeria maritima
WikipediaWikidata Q21036 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Armeria maritima
Child Taxon Of: Magnoliopsida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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