Sea Thrift or Sea Pink

(Armeria maritima var. californica)
 
Seathrift
Seathrift near Crissy marsh.
Will Elder, NPS
 
Origin Of Genus Name: Armeria is Latin; from old French name for flower "Dianthus."

Presidio Locations: Found on coastal bluffs, coastal dunes and marsh upland.

Range In State: Coastal California.

Description: This native perennial species has spherical clusters of tiny, funnel-shaped, pale pink flowers on stems 10 to 14 inches high with short, slender grass-like leaves in mounds. Blooms April to August.

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Did You Know?

U.S. Army major rank insignia

In 1915, a tragic fire at the Presidio  claimed the lives of General Pershing’s wife and his three daughters.  Pershing's son, Francis Warren, survived the blaze and chose to enlist in the army as a private during World War II.  By the end of the war he had achieved the rank of major.