Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Armeria leucocephala Salzm. ex W.D.J.Koch |
Bibliography | Flora 6: 712 (1823) |
Native Range | Corsica |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Description | leaves linear, mucronate, 3-6cm long, margins glabrous, floral heads 20-25mm wide, involucral bracts mucronulate, acerose, silvery white |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Armeria alliacea var. pubescens Mutel Armeria juniperifolia W.D.J.Koch Armeria leucocephala ssp. breviaristata Arrigoni Armeria leucocephala var. glabra Fiori Armeria leucocephala var. hirticula Boenn. Armeria leucocephala var. procera Boiss. Armeria leucocephala ssp. pubescens (Salis) Arrigoni Armeria leucocephala ssp. thomasii Nyman Armeria montana Soleirol ex Wallr. Armeria maritima var. leucocephala (Salzm. ex W.D.J.Koch) Bernis Armeria thomasii Nyman Statice armeria var. pubescens Salis Statice leucantha Pouzar Statice leucocephala (Salzm. ex W.D.J.Koch) F.T.Hubb. ex L.H.Bailey Statice montana Soleirol ex Boiss. Statice pubescens Salis |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse) |