o:8620 A morphometric reassessment of Armeria dalmatica (Plumbaginaceae) from Dalmatia, Croatia en Abstract: Armeria dalmatica is a local endemic species from Croatia, originally described by Beck in 1898. Its taxonomic status has been interpreted differently over time, causing confusion among botanists. According to most official data sources, A. dalmatica is currently not accepted as a distinct species and is considered a synonym of A. canescens. A morphometric study, carried out on populations of both A. dalmatica and the closely related A. canescens, revealed clear morphological differentiation between the two taxa. The results of this study indicate that the most diagnostic morphological characters are: sheath length, spikelet bract width, calyx tube length, calyx limb length, and awn length. An identification key for distinguishing A. canescens from A. dalmatica is provided. Finally, the distribution and ecology of A. dalmatica have been revised, leading to the conclusion that it is a halophyte as well as a halotolerant species, growing in only a few localities in North Dalmatia. Armeria canescens, endemic species, Mediterranean flora, morphometrics, taxonomy, typification 1552099 10.2298/CPB2601011M 2025-12-05T12:38:55.107Z 44 no 46 Lazar Milivojević Institute for Botany and Botanical Garden, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade 46 Gordana Tomović Institute for Botany and Botanical Garden, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade 46 Sanja Z. Đurović University of Niš, Faculty of Agriculture, Kosančićeva 4, 37000 Kruševac, Serbia 46 Sandro Bogdanović University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Botany, Svetošimunska cesta 25, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia 46 Marjan Niketić Natural History Museum, Njegoševa 51, 11 000 Belgrade, Serbia 46 Uroš Buzurović Institute of Soil Science 0009-0000-7702-659X application/pdf 1256915 https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:8620 no yes 1 70 92000001 71A05 Comprehensive Plant Biology 2026