| Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Armeria purpurea W.D.J.Koch |
| Bibliography | Flora 6: 710 (1823) |
| Native Range | Alps |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves linear, flat, uninerved, obtuse. subglabrous, ciliate, scapes hirsute, floral heads spherical, phyllaries wide, ovate, acute, on margins membranous |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 alpina var. purpurea (W.D.J.Koch) E.Baumann Armeria campestris var. kochii Wallr. Armeria elongata var. purpurea (W.D.J.Koch) Boiss. Armeria maritima ssp. purpurea (W.D.J.Koch) Á.Löve & D.Löve Armeria maritima var. purpurea (W.D.J.Koch) G.H.M.Lawr. Armeria rhenana Gremli Armeria vulgaris var. purpurea (W.D.J.Koch) Mert. & W.D.J.Koch Armeria vulgaris ssp. purpurea (W.D.J.Koch) Nyman Armeria vulgaris ssp. rhenana (Gremli) Nyman Statice purpurea (W.D.J.Koch) W.D.J.Koch |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (GER Germany, SWI Switzerland) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |