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Erinus
Sign in to saveErinus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae (previously in the family Scrophulariaceae), native to stony mountainous sites in North Africa and southern Europe. Some members of the genus have been cultivated as ornamental plants, particularly Erinus alpinus, for which a number of different cultivars are available.
Species
Garden Lobelia
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyPlantaginaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 41
- With media
- 31
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Collections
- ANSP, NHMUK, BRIT, CM, MO, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Spain, Switzerland, Netherlands, South Africa, [Afrique Du Sud], Germany, France
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Plantaginaceae
- Image
- 1024 Alpenbalsam (Erinus alpinus)-2146.jpg
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- Commons category
- Erinus
- taxon name
- Erinus
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Erinus
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Species
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Erinus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae (previously in the family Scrophulariaceae), native to stony mountainous sites in North Africa and southern Europe. Some members of the genus have been cultivated as ornamental plants, particularly Erinus alpinus, for which a number of different cultivars are available.
==Species== Erinus alpinus Erinus thiabaudii
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