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Issue: Vol. 759 No. 2: 28 May 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-05-28
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.759.2.5
Page range: 165-175
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Armeria campanae: a new species of Armeria gr. alpina (Plumbaginaceae) from the Iberian Peninsula

Evolution; Taxonomy and Conservation Group (ECOMED); Department of Botany and Plant Physiology; University of Salamanca; Campus Miguel de Unamuno s/n; 37007; Salamanca; Spain
National Association Micorriza. C/ Camino de Valhermoso 1; 19390; Guadalajara; Spain
Department of Botany; Faculty of Pharmacy; University of Granada; Campus de Cartuja s/n; 18071; Granada; Spain
Armeria ITS taxonomy central Iberian Peninsula southern Iberian System Guadalajara province Spain Altos de la Campana Eudicots

Abstract

Armeria campanae, a new species of Armeria (Plumbaginaceae) group alpina, is described and illustrated from the southern Iberian System (Guadalajara Province, Spain). The species is morphologically close to Armeria cantabrica, but it differs in its wider and somewhat succulent leaves with 3–5 foliar nerves, the outer bracts slightly longer than the median ones, smaller calyx and corolla colour whitish-pink, or even completely white. The ITS sequences of A. campanae are genetically identical to A. trachyphylla and they related it the eastern Iberian species (A. campanae, A. trachyphylla, A. montiberica, and A. fontqueri) and the endemic species of Corsica and Sardinia in the phylogenetic tree. We discussed our results in relation to the complexity exhibited by the genus Armeria, which has undergone reticulate evolution.

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How to Cite

Ramírez-Rodríguez, R., Muñoz, J.G. & Jiménez, J.F. (2026) Armeria campanae: a new species of Armeria gr. alpina (Plumbaginaceae) from the Iberian Peninsula. Phytotaxa 759 (2): 165–175. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.759.2.5