Nederlands: Engels gras
Español: Clavelina de mar
Français: Armérie maritime
Deutsch: Strand-Grasnelke
Family: Plumbaginaceae-Thrift family
Flowering time: May-autumn
Height: 5-30cm
Colour: pink, red, white
Habitat: maritime cliffs, meadows, salt marshes
Distribution: coastal areas across northern Europe, except Spitsbergen
Frequency: in the Netherlands on the ´Rode Lijst´ classified as vulnerable
Curiosity: In the Netherlands this salt-tolerant plant has established itself along roads that are sprinkled with salt in the winter.
Notes: This plant has been distributed worldwide as a garden and cut flower.
Related key words: Texel
