West Highland Flora

Thrift


Armeria maritima

 

Armeria maritima

Photo © Sue Watkins
Idrigill House B&B, Uig, Skye

Abundant on sea shores.  Also occasional in mountains.

Flowerheads (made up of several flowers) up to 2.5 cm in diameter, individual flowers c 8 mm

ID: Flowers pink, with 5 petals.  Leaves linear, all from base.  Brown sheath extends some 2.5 cm down stem from flowerhead.

Other features: Turns large areas of shore pink in May, but odd flowers continue to appear until October.

 

Armeria maritima

Photo © Neil Smith

 

  Armeria maritima

Photo © Carl Farmer
26 May 2002 Portree, Skye

Armeria maritima

Photo © Carl Farmer
26 May 2002 Portree, Skye

 

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