- Acinos
image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Acinos arvensis "
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Lamiales
familia =Lamiaceae
genus = "Acinos" L.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text."Acinos" is a
genus of ten species of annual and short-livedevergreen perennial woodyplants native to southernEurope and westernAsia . Its name comes from the Greek word "akinos", the name of a small aromatic plant. They are small, tufted, bushy or spreading plants growing to 10-45 cm tall. The 2-lipped, tubular flowers are borne on erect sprikes in mid-summer.;Selected species
*"Acinos alpinus "
*"Acinos arvensis "
*"Acinos corsicus "
*"Acinos rotundifolius "
*"Acinos suaveolens "Cultivation
Mostly quite frost hardy, they will grow in poor soil as long as it is well drained (they do not like wet conditions) and need full sun. Propagate from seed or cuttings in spring.
"Acinos arvensis" is recorded as a food plant for the
larva of themoth "Coleophora tricolor".External links
* [http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/cgi-bin/nph-readbtree.pl/feout?FAMILY_XREF=&GENUS_XREF=Acinos&SPECIES_XREF=&TAXON_NAME_XREF=&RANK= Flora Europaea: "Acinos"]
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