Armeria maritima (Mill.) Willd.
thrift (European thrift; sea-pink; thrift seapink)
Plumbaginaceae (Leadwort family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
thrift (European thrift; sea-pink; thrift seapink)
Plumbaginaceae (Leadwort family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
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SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a taproot; stems erect, solitary or several, simple, smooth, 10-50 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves linear, smooth to fringed and hairy, entire, 5-10 cm long, 1-3 mm wide, persistent, stem leaves lacking.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of dense, head-like flower clusters, 1.5-3 cm wide; flowers short-stalked in clusters of 3, subtended by 2 transparent bracts; corollas pinkish to lavender, deeply 5-lobed; calyces pinkish to lavender, 5-6 mm long, soft-hairy, 10 veined, longer than the corollas; outer involucral bracts purplish with papery margins.
Fruits:
Utricles, small, dry, 1-chambered; seeds 1.
Notes:
Two subspecies are recognized in BC:
1. Outer involucral bracts narrowly tapered or awl-shaped, surpassing the inner ones; leaves smooth......................... ssp. californica (Boiss.) Porsild
1. Outer involucral bracts egg-shaped to rounded, usually shorter than the inner ones; leaves usually minutely fringed below..................... ssp. sibirica (Turcz. ex Boiss.) Nyman
USDA Species Characteristics
Flower Colour:
Purple
Blooming Period:
Late Spring
Fruit/Seed characteristics:
Colour: Brown
Present from Spring to Summer
Source: The USDA
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Armeria maritima
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
5 | 5 | 5 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
40 | 40 | 40 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
359 | 359 | 359 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
1 | 1 | 1 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
A | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
1 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
CWH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
CWH(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Moist to mesic beaches and coastal bluffs in the lowland zone; infrequent along the coast, absent from the Queen Charlotte Islands; ssp. sibirica - N to AK and S to WA, ssp. californica - from Vancouver Island to CA.Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Armeria maritima subsp. alpina (Willd.) P. Silva
Armeria maritima var. alboi Bernis