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 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. ^ "Armeria berlengensis Daveau". Flora-On. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  2. ^ Caldas, F.B. (2011). "Armeria berlengensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T162004A5527623. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  • Castroviejo, S. et al., eds. Flora iberica: plantas vasculares de la Peninsula Iberica e Islas Baleares. 1989.
  • Flora da Berlenga