Armeria berlengensis

Armeria berlengensis
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Endangered (Flora On)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Plumbaginaceae
Genus:	Armeria
Species:	A. berlengensis
Binomial name
Armeria berlengensis Daveau

Armeria berlengensis is a flowering plant, a member of a mostly Mediterranean group including the thrifts and sea pinks. It is endemic to the Berlengas, a Portuguese archipelago, where it occurs on the rocky granitic slopes of the islands. It is common on both Berlenga Grande Island and Farilhões Islets.

It is a shrub about 40 cm (16 in) in diameter, which flowers in April and May. The flowers are small, pale pink, and grouped into inflorescences at the end of long pedicels.

Close-up of inflorescence

References

1. Caldas, F.B. (2011). "Armeria berlengensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T162004A5527623. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T162004A5527623.en.
2. "Armeria berlengensis Daveau". Flora-On. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

Further reading

• Castroviejo, S.; et al., eds. (1989). Flora iberica: plantas vasculares de la Peninsula Iberica e Islas Baleares.
• "Flora da Berlenga". Archived from the original on 2007-06-13.