Armeria alpina Willd.

Spice Flowers In the field

Family: PLUMBAGINACEAE

Genus: Armeria

Catalan common name: Gasó alpí.

Province distribution: Barcelona. Girona. Lleida.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Boreo- alpine (Arctic-alpine)

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Alpine grasslands.

Characteristics: Alpine fields and pastures (generally silicoles), on rocky soils, rock outcrops or fissures. A caespitose plant with a woody trunk. Produces terminal glomerules with pink flowers, borne by peduncles 3-20 cm. Differs from other Armeria by its linear leaves, 2-4 mm in width, and flat and one nerved.