| Erinus alpinus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Erinus |
| Species: | E. alpinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Erinus alpinus L. | |
Erinus alpinus, the fairy foxglove,[1] alpine balsam,[2] starflower, or liver balsam, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae, native to Central and Southern Europe.[3][4]
It is a semi-evergreen perennial, with 10 cm (4 in) stems of narrow blue-green leaves and clusters of rose-pink flowers at the tips in spring and summer. It is popularly grown in rockeries or alpine gardens; and it occasionally becomes naturalised outside of its native range, especially on old stone walls, shown well from a well-known location for this species on the old packhorse bridge at Carrbridge in the Highlands of Scotland [5]
It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[6][7]
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Solsonès, Catalonia
With Paronychia kapela subsp. serpyllifolia, Summit of Pimene, Pyrenees
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References
- ^ Annie's Annuals Retrieved October 8, 2015
- ^ Plants: USDA.Gov October 8, 2015
- ^ "Erinus alpinus". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved Apr 26, 2012.
- ^ "Encyclopaedia of life entry for Erinus alpinus". Retrieved Apr 26, 2012.
- ^ "Ukwildflowers link". Retrieved April 26, 2012.
- ^ "Erinus alpinus". Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 36. Retrieved 6 February 2018.