| Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Armeria mauritanica Wallr. |
| Bibliography | Beitr. Bot. 1: 217 (1844) |
| Native Range | Algeria |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | leaves lanceolate, acute, large, 5-nerved, on margins cartilagineous, bracts of involucre large, obtuse or mucronate, broadly scarious, heads large, spherical, to 5cm |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | pink-purple |
| Bloom | early spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Armeria alliacea Webb ex Ball Armeria boissieriana Coss. Armeria cephalotes Hook. Armeria formosa Heynh. Armeria gaditana var. boissieriana (Coss.) G.H.M.Lawr. Armeria mauritianica var. boissieriana (Coss.) Quézel & Santa Statice cephalotes (Hook.) Poir. Statice lusitanica Poir. Statice mauritanica (Wallr.) F.T.Hubb. ex L.H.Bailey |
| Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria) |