| Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Armeria alpina (DC.) Willd. |
| Bibliography | Enum. Pl.: 333 (1809) |
| Native Range | w. Carpathians to n. Balkan Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | leaves 25-45mm, linear, obtuse, 1-3-veined, flat, margins membranous, glabrous, involucre 15-20mm, bracts brown-purple, ovate |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | 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 ssp. alpina Armeria alpina f. basitricha Simonk. Armeria alpina f. glabra Novák Armeria alpina f. hirsuta Novák Armeria alpina f. hirtifolia Novák Armeria alpina f. nana Bolzon Armeria alpina f. pumila (Fuss ex Jáv.) Novák Armeria alpina var. pumila Fuss ex Jáv. Armeria cantabrica ssp. gracilifolia (Bernis) Donad. Armeria cantabrica var. montana Rouy Armeria elongata ssp. alpina (DC.) Arcang. Armeria elongata var. alpina (DC.) Ces. Armeria maritima ssp. alpina (DC.) P.Silva Armeria maritima var. alpina (DC.) G.H.M.Lawr. Armeria pubinervis ssp. orissonensis Donad. Armeria vulgaris var. alpina (DC.) F.Petri Statice alpina (DC.) Poir Statice armeria var. alpina DC. Statice montana Mill. Statice montana var. alpina (DC.) Hegi |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (CZE Czechoslovakia) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine) |