Erinus alpinus

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Erinus alpinus
Erinus alpinus
Erinus alpinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Erinus
Species: E. alpinus
Binomial name
Erinus alpinus

Erinus alpinus (Fairy Foxglove, Starflower) is a perennial plant of the family Plantaginaceae, native to Central and Southern Europe . It is popularly grown on rockeries and occasionally becomes naturalised outside of its native range on especially on old stone walls.

The pink or white five-petalled flowers are borne in small clusters on short stems.