Falkland 'Sea Pink'. Common around most Falklands coasts above the high water mark, especially on rocky and sandy shorelines. Thrift grows up to 15cm (5.9 inches) high, pink flowers appearing December to January.

Native and widespread. A. macloviana is also found on neighbouring Fuegia, Patagonia.

Sources include:A Field Guide to the Wildlife of The Falkland Islands and South Georgia - Ian J Strange, Plants of the Falkland Islands - Ali Liddle 2007, The Vascular Flora of the Falkland Islands- D. M. Moore, B.Sc., Ph.D, 1968,

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