{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}} {{About|the plant|the ship|USLHT Armeria|the Mexican municipality|Armería}} {{Automatic taxobox |image = Armeria sp Sturm57.jpg |image_caption = by Sturm (1796) |taxon = Armeria |authority = Willd. |subdivision_ranks = Species |subdivision = See text }}

'''''Armeria''''' is a genus of flowering plants. These plants are sometimes known as ''lady's cushion'', ''thrift'', or ''sea pink'' (the latter because as they are often found on coastlines). The genus counts over a hundred species, mostly native to the Mediterranean, although ''Armeria maritima'' is an exception, being distributed along the coasts of the Northern Hemisphere, including Ireland, parts of the United Kingdom such as Cornwall, and the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park in Wales.{{sfn|Armitage|2013}}

Some are popular with gardeners as rockery plants.

During the Second World War, the UK thruppenny bit coin (3 old pence), which had featured a portcullis on its reverse side, changed to a depiction of the thrift plant, as a means of reminding the population of the need to avoid waste and practise thrift. After the war, it reverted to the portcullis.

; Some species and subspecies *''Armeria alliacea '' *''Armeria alpina '' *''Armeria arenaria '' *''Armeria berlengensis'' *''Armeria caespitosa '' *''Armeria cariensis'' *''Armeria duriaei'' *''Armeria gaditana'' *''Armeria girardii'' *''Armeria juniperifolia'' *''Armeria leucocephala'' *''Armeria maritima'' ('''sea thrift''', '''sea cushion''', '''sea pink''') **''A. maritima'' subsp. ''andina'' **''A. maritima'' subsp. ''californica'' **''A. maritima'' subsp. ''elongata'' **''A. maritima'' subsp. ''maritima'' **''A. maritima'' subsp. ''sibirica'' *''Armeria nebrodensis'' *''Armeria pinifolia '' *''Armeria pseudarmeria '' *''Armeria pubigera'' *''Armeria pungens '' *''Armeria rumelica '' *''Armeria sardoa '' *''Armeria splendens '' *''Armeria undulata '' *''Armeria villosa '' **''Armeria villosa'' subsp. ''longearistata '' **''Armeria villosa'' subsp. ''villosa '' *''Armeria welwitschii''

==References== {{Reflist}}

== Bibliography == {{Citation|last1=Armitage|first1=James|year=2013|title=Longshore thrift|journal=The Garden|volume=138|issue=4|pages=47–50 |publisher=Royal Horticultural Society}}

* {{Commons category-inline|Armeria}}

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Category:Armeria Category:Plumbaginaceae genera