Chaenorhinum
| Chaenorhinum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| (unranked): | |
| (unranked): | |
| (unranked): | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | Chaenorhinum
|
| Species | |
|
See text. | |
Chaenorhinum is a genus consisting of about 20 species of annual and perennial herbs native to Turkey and the Mediterranean, where they thrive in dry stony areas and scree. They are closely related to Linaria. The leaves are linear to oblong or rounded, opposite at the base. The flowers resemble snapdragons, being typically hooded, lobed and spurred. They are borne in terminal racemes or singly in the leaf axils of the branching stems.
Cultivation Grow in well-drained soil in full sun. Propagate annual species from seed, and perennials from seed or by divisions.
Species
Chaenorhinum glareosum
Chaenorhinum minus Lange
Chaenorhinum origanifolium (L.) Fourr. syn. Chaenorhinum glareosum
Chaenorhinum rubrifolium (Rob. et Cast.) Fourr.
Chaenorhinum villosum
References
- Lord, Tony (2003) Flora : The Gardener's Bible : More than 20,000 garden plants from around the world. London: Cassell. ISBN 0-30436-435-5
- Botanica Sistematica