Armeria maritima subsp. californica

Armeria maritima subsp. californica

Armeria maritima subsp. californica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Plumbaginaceae
Tribus: Limonieae
Genus: Armeria
Species: Armeria maritima
Subspecies: A. m. subsp. californica

Name

Armeria maritima subsp. californica (Boiss.) A.E.Porsild, Bull. Natl. Mus. Canada 135: 174 (1955)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Armeria andina var. californica Boiss. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 682 (1848)
  • Armeria arctica var. californica (Boiss.) S.F.Blake in Rhodora 19: 18 (1917)
  • Armeria arctica subsp. californica (Boiss.) Abrams in Ill. Fl. Pacific States 3: 345 (1951)
  • Armeria macloviana subsp. californica (Boiss.) Iversen in Biol. Meddel. Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. 15(8): 18 (1940)
  • Armeria maritima var. californica (Boiss.) G.H.M.Lawr. in Gentes Herbarum 4: 406 (1940)
  • Statice arctica subsp. californica (Boiss.) A.E.Murray in Kalmia 12: 25 (1982)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Canada British Columbia Regional: Western USA California, Oregon, Washington References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

A.E.Porsild, (1955). Bulletin of the National Museum of Canada 135: 174

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 
• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2005). Flora of North America North of Mexico 5: 1-656. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Armeria maritima subsp. californica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 August 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Armeria maritima subsp. californica. Published online. Accessed: August 29 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Armeria maritima subsp. californica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 August 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: California sea thrift
• español: Hierba de la Alameda, Clavelina marina

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