''Armeria'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s. These plants are sometimes known as "lady's cushion", "thrift", or "sea pink" (the latter because as they are often found on coastlines). The genus counts over a hundred

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, mostly native to the

Mediterranean The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western Europe, Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa ...

, although ''

Armeria maritima ''Armeria maritima'', the thrift, sea thrift or sea pink, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae. It is a compact evergreen perennial which grows in low clumps and sends up long stems that support globes of bright pink flow ...

'' is an exception, being distributed along the coasts of the Northern Hemisphere, including Ireland, parts of the United Kingdom such as Cornwall, and the

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Pembrokeshire Coast National Park ( cy, Parc Cenedlaethol Arfordir Penfro) is a national park along the Pembrokeshire coast in west Wales. It was established as a National Park in 1952. It is one of three national parks in Wales, the others b ...

in Wales. Some are popular with gardeners as

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plants. ; Some species and subspecies *'' Armeria alliacea '' *'' Armeria alpina '' *'' Armeria arenaria '' *'' Armeria berlengensis'' *'' Armeria caespitosa '' *'' Armeria cariensis'' *''

Armeria duriaei ''Armeria duriaei'' is a flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae. It is endemic to mountains of north-western Spain and adjacent regions of Portugal. Its flowers are usually pink, or rarely white. References Sources The Plant List entryAl ...

'' *'' Armeria gaditana'' *'' Armeria girardii'' *'' Armeria juniperifolia'' *'' Armeria leucocephala'' *''

'' (sea thrift, sea cushion, sea pink) **''A. maritima'' subsp. ''andina'' **''A. maritima'' subsp. ''californica'' **''A. maritima'' subsp. ''elongata'' **''A. maritima'' subsp. ''maritima'' **''A. maritima'' subsp. ''sibirica'' *'' Armeria nebrodensis'' *'' Armeria pinifolia '' *'' Armeria pseudarmeria '' *'' Armeria pubigera'' *'' Armeria pungens '' *'' Armeria rumelica '' *'' Armeria sardoa '' *'' Armeria splendens '' *'' Armeria undulata '' *'' Armeria villosa '' **''Armeria villosa'' subsp. ''longearistata '' **''Armeria villosa'' subsp. ''villosa '' *'' Armeria welwitschii''

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q158399 Caryophyllales genera