PLANTS Profile for Armeria maritima ssp. californica (California seapink)

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Armeria maritima (Mill.) Willd. ssp. californica (Boiss.) A.E. Porsild
California seapink

Symbol:

ARMAC2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Plumbaginaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Armeria maritima (Mill.) Willd. ssp. californica (Boiss.) A.E. Porsild

©Gary A. Monroe. United States, CA, San Luis Obispo Co., San Simeon Coast Area. April 1, 2006. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Armeria maritima (Mill.) Willd. ssp. californica (Boiss.) A.E. Porsild

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Synonyms:
Armeria maritima (Mill.) Willd. ssp. californica (Boiss.) A.E. Porsild

	ARARC2	Armeria arctica (Cham.) Wallr. ssp. californica (Boiss.) Abrams
	ARMAC	Armeria maritima (Mill.) Willd. var. californica (Boiss.) G.H.M. Lawrence

Distribution:
Armeria maritima (Mill.) Willd. ssp. californica (Boiss.) A.E. Porsild


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USA (CA, OR, WA), CAN (BC)

Related Taxa:
Armeria maritima (Mill.) Willd. ssp. californica (Boiss.) A.E. Porsild

View 4 genera in Plumbaginaceae, 17 species in Armeria, 5 subspecies in Armeria maritima (Mill.) Willd.

Classification:
Armeria maritima (Mill.) Willd. ssp. californica (Boiss.) A.E. Porsild

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Plumbaginales
Family	Plumbaginaceae – Leadwort family
Genus	Armeria (DC.) Willd. – armeria
Species	Armeria maritima (Mill.) Willd. – thrift seapink
Subspecies	Armeria maritima (Mill.) Willd. ssp. californica (Boiss.) A.E. Porsild – California seapink

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Armeria maritima (Mill.) Willd. ssp. californica (Boiss.) A.E. Porsild

Armeria maritima:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU

FAC*

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Armeria maritima (Mill.) Willd. ssp. californica (Boiss.) A.E. Porsild

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 184299.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 11:01 PM CDT