Thrift, Armeria near Race Rocks Jetty. Photo by Garry Fletcher
Thrift is a native plant which grows in the salt spray zone at Race Rocks .
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Genus: Armeria
Species: A. maritima
Armeria maritima (Mill.) Willd.
Other Members of the Angiosperms at Race Rocks.
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