''Eriophyton'' is a genus of plants in the

Lamiaceae The Lamiaceae ( ) or Labiatae are a family (biology), family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle, or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil (herb), ba ...

, first described in 1830. Its species are native to

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, western

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, and the

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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>Bendiksby, M., Thorbek, L., Scheen, A.-C., Lindqvist, C. & Ryding, O. (2011). An updated phylogeny and classification of Lamiaceae subfamily Lamioideae. Taxon 60: 471-484.

Species

12 species are accepted. *'' Eriophyton anomalum'' – Kirgizstan, Tajikistan, and Xinjiang *'' Eriophyton lamiiflorum'' – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Xinjiang *'' Eriophyton maleolens'' – Afghanistan *''

Eriophyton marrubioides ''Eriophyton'' is a genus of plants in the Lamiaceae, first described in 1830. Its species are native to Central Asia, western China, and the Himalayas.Bendiksby, M., Thorbek, L., Scheen, A.-C., Lindqvist, C. & Ryding, O. (2011). An updated phyl ...

'' – eastern Kazakhstan and Xinjiang *'' Eriophyton nepalense'' (Hedge) Ryding - Nepal *'' Eriophyton oblongatum'' – central Asia, Afghanistan, and Xinjiang *'' Eriophyton rhomboideum'' (Benth.) Ryding - Tibet, Xinjiang, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Himalayas of northern India *'' Eriophyton staintonii'' (Hedge) Ryding - Nepal *'' Eriophyton sunhangii'' Bo Xu, Zhi M.Li & Boufford - Tibet *'' Eriophyton tibeticum'' – Pakistan, western Himalayas, and western Tibet *'' Eriophyton tuberosum'' (Hedge) Ryding - Tibet, Nepal *'' Eriophyton wallichii'' Benth. - Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Qinghai, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3752295 Lamiaceae Lamiaceae genera Taxa named by George Bentham