Armeria maritima azorica Franco (1984:563)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Missing (Schäfer, 2005:281) or Extinct (Roxo et al., 2026)
Last record: 1974 (Roxo et al., 2026)
"Armeria maritima subsp. azorica was last seen in 1974 in the Velas, São Jorge (LISU 5696), and in this study we formally categorise it, for the first time, as Extinct."
(Roxo et al., 2026)
Distribution & Habitat
Azores (Flores, São Jorge, São Miguel), Macaronesia
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Fräßdorf, Doreen. (n.d.). Liste ausgestorbener Pflanzen der Neuzeit / List of extinct plants in modern times. Available at: https://www.artensterben.de/liste-ausgestorbener-pflanzen/ [Accessed 27 September 2026]
Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
NatureServe. (2026). . NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer [web application]. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Available at: https://explorer.natureserve.org/ [Accessed on 27 September 2026]
POWO. (2026). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 27 September 2026]
Roxo, G., Silva, L., Elias, R. B. et al. (2026). Red listing the flora of the Green Islands reveals high extinction risk in the Azores. Scientific Reports 16: 22986. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-52252-w
Schäfer, Hanno. (2005). Endemic Vascular Plants of the Azores: an Updated List. Hoppea, Denkschr. Regensb. Bot. Ges. 66, Schönfelder-Festschrift (2005): 275-283.