''Erinus'' is a
genus of
flowering plants in the
family Plantaginaceae (previously in the family
Scrophulariaceae),
native
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to stony mountainous sites in North Africa and southern Europe. Some members of the genus have been cultivated as
ornamental plants, particularly ''
Erinus alpinus
''Erinus alpinus'', the fairy foxglove, alpine balsam, starflower, or liver balsam, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae (previously in the family Scrophulariaceae), native to Central and Southern Europe. and also to Moroc ...
'', for which a number of different
cultivars
A cultivar is a type of Horticulture, cultivated plant that people have selected for desired phenotypic trait, traits and when Plant propagation, propagated retain those traits. Methods used to propagate cultivars include: division, root and st ...
are available.
Species
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Erinus alpinus
''Erinus alpinus'', the fairy foxglove, alpine balsam, starflower, or liver balsam, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae (previously in the family Scrophulariaceae), native to Central and Southern Europe. and also to Moroc ...
''
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Erinus thiabaudii''
References
Further reading
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External links
''Erinus''.GRIN.
Plantaginaceae
Plantaginaceae genera
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