Armeria maritima subsp. maritima

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1972, Flora Europaea. Volume 3. Diapensiacea to Myoporaceae, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press : 32-33

(a) Subsp. maritima ( A. vulgaris Willd. , Statice armeria L. ): Leaves 40-120(-180) x 0-8-1-2 mm, more or less linear. Scapes

up to 20 cm, usually pubescent. Capitula (15—)17—25 mm wide; outer involucral bracts shorter than the inner, mucronate. Corolla pink, red or white. 2n = 18. Coastal salt-marshes, cliffs and pastures. • N. Europe, eastwards to N. W. Russia.