| Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Armeria pungens (Brot.) Hoffmanns. & Link |
| Bibliography | Fl. Portug. 1: 439 (1813) |
| Native Range | Corsica, Sardinia, wc. & s. Portugal to nw. & sw. Spain |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sands and rocks |
| Altitude | 0-100m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves dense, glaucous, linear, acuminate, uninerved, heads to 3cm wide, involucre coriaceous, maroon, outer bracts ovate, herbaceous, short |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, dark, moist, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Armeria berlengensis var. villosa Daveau Armeria fasciculata (Vent.) Willd. Armeria fasciculata var. intermedia Daveau Armeria fasciculata var. pungens (Link) Arcang. Armeria fruticosa G.Lodd. Armeria maritima ssp. pungens (Brot.) Bernis Armeria pungens var. aciculifolia Franco Armeria pungens ssp. bernisiana Malag. Armeria pungens var. intermedia Daveau Armeria pungens var. major Daveau Armeria pungens ssp. major (Daveau) Franco Statice fasciculata Vent. Statice fasciculata var. pungens (Link) Samp. Statice pungens Brot. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, POR Portugal, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain) |