Erinus
Encyclopedia
Erinus is a genus of plants in the family
Plantaginaceae (previously in the family Scrophulariaceae
). Some members of the genus have been cultivated as ornamental plant
s , particularly Erinus alpinus for which a number of different cultivars are available.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Plantaginaceae (previously in the family Scrophulariaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Scrophulariaceae, the figwort family, are a family of flowering plants. The plants are annual or perennial herbs with flowers with bilateral or rarely radial symmetry. Members of the Scrophulariaceae have a cosmopolitan distribution, with the majority found in temperate areas, including...
). Some members of the genus have been cultivated as ornamental plant
Ornamental plant
Ornamental plants are plants that are grown for decorative purposes in gardens and landscape design projects, as house plants, for cut flowers and specimen display...
s , particularly Erinus alpinus for which a number of different cultivars are available.
Species
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