| Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Armeria welwitschii Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 12: 676 (1848) |
| Native Range | wc. Portugal |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sands and rocks |
| Altitude | 0-100m |
| Description | leaves 5-10cm, linear-lanceolate to linear-spathulate, acute, flat, floral heads 2-3cm broad, spikelets subsessile, calyx on ribs hirsute |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | late spring |
| 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 cinerea Boiss. & Welw. Armeria littoralis Boiss. Armeria maritima ssp. welwitschii (Boiss.) Bernis Armeria mauritanica var. welwitschii (Boiss.) Ball Armeria platyphylla (Daveau) Franco Armeria welwitschii var. cinerea (Boiss. & Welw.) Govaerts Armeria welwitschii var. diversifolia Franco Armeria welwitschii var. longibracteata Daveau Armeria welwitschii var. platyphylla Daveau Armeria welwitschii var. stenophylla Daveau Statice welwitschii (Boiss.) Samp. Statice welwitschii var. cinerea (Boiss. & Welw.) Samp. Statice welwitschii var. platyphylla (Daveau) Samp. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal) |