| Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Armeria canescens (Host) Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 12: 686 (1848) |
| Native Range | c. & e. Medit. |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 500-2600m |
| Description | glabrous, outer leaves short, linear-lanceolate, inner leaves narrow, attenuate, floral heads spherical, involucre pale brown, outer bracts ovate, shortly apiculate |
| Size | 25-50cm |
| Color | pink, reddish purple |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, 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 alpina var. canescens (Host) Ebel Armeria alpina var. lancifolia Freyn Armeria argyrocephala var. graeca Beck Armeria argyrocephala f. longifolia Hausskn. Armeria argyrocephala f. minor Hausskn. Armeria canescens f. albanica Beck Armeria canescens f. albiflora Novák Armeria canescens f. angustifolia Novák Armeria canescens var. brachyphylla (Boss.) G.H.M.Lawr. Armeria canescens var. dalmatica (Beck) Novák Armeria canescens f. dasyphylla Rohlena Armeria canescens f. dasypoda Murb. Armeria canescens f. dolichophylla Novák Armeria canescens f. latifolia (Vis.) Novák Armeria canescens var. latifolia Vis. Armeria canescens var. leucantha (Bois.) G.H.M.Lawr. Armeria canescens f. microphylla Novák Armeria canescens f. pantoscekii (Strobl) Novák Armeria canescens f. platyphylla Novák Armeria canescens f. pseudodalmatica Novák Armeria canescens f. pubiscapa Novák Armeria canescens f. rosea Beck ex Novák Armeria canescens f. submajellensis Novák Armeria dalmatica Beck Armeria denticulata Tratt. Armeria gracilis var. humilis Ten. Armeria majellensis var. brachyphylla Boiss. Armeria majellensis var. elatior Levier ex Arch. Armeria majellensis var. leucantha Boiss. Armeria majellensis ssp. orphanidis (Boiss.) Nyman Armeria majellensis var. stenophylla Beck Armeria maritima ssp. smolikiana Bubalonas Armeria orphanidis Boiss. Armeria petteriana C.Presl Armeria tenorei (Fiori) Lacaita Armeria vulgaris Vis. Armeria vulgaris f. tenorei Fiori Statice alliacea Sm. Statice canescens Host Statice petteriana (C.Presl) Degen |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia, YUG Yugoslavia) |