Plumbaginaceae FAMILY

Armeria maritima

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

Contact with the plant can cause irritation or dermatitis in sensitive individuals[ 268 Title The Encyclopedia of Herbs and Herbalism Publication Author Stuart. M. (Editor) Publisher Orbis Publishing. London. Year 1979 ISBN 0-85613-067-2 Description Excellent herbal with good concise information on over 400 herbs. ].

Botanical Description

Armeria maritima is a herbaceous, perennial plant forming a low, compact mound of growth. The mound spreads slowly, becoming 20 - 30cm or more wide[ 352 Title KemperCentreForHomeGardeningPlantFinder Publication Author Website http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 0 ISBN Description Basic cultivation details, plant uses, habitat etc for several thousand species of plants, mainly from the temperate zone. ]. The plant is occasionally used medicinally and perhaps also for food. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental and ground cover, there are several named forms.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurasia - from Norway to Spain, east through Russia to the Russian Far East, through the Balkans to Turkey; northern and western N. America -

HabitatCoastal salt marshes, pastures and maritime cliffs[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ]. Dry, sandy, somewhat acidic soils in sandy turf, coastal salt marshes, cliffs and mountain pastures[ 268 Title The Encyclopedia of Herbs and Herbalism Publication Author Stuart. M. (Editor) Publisher Orbis Publishing. London. Year 1979 ISBN 0-85613-067-2 Description Excellent herbal with good concise information on over 400 herbs. ].