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Cerinthe
Also called Honeyworts
Cerinthe, or honeywort, is a genus of Mediterranean flowering plants in the borage family, with the commonly grown member being Cerinthe major, a bluish, nectar-rich annual or short-lived perennial. It is grown in gardens for its bell-shaped flowers that bees visit readily, and it self-seeds easily in full sun and well-drained soil.
Cerinthe is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae, known as honeyworts. The genus is characterised by a calyx made up of separate, rather than fused, sepals, a tubular corolla, and the schizocarpic fruit that divides into two parts at maturity, unlike most members of the family, where the fruit splits into four nutlets. The genus has a circum-Mediterranean distribution, ranging from the Irano-Turanian Region in the east to Morocco in the west.
Cerinthe has been known since ancient times.
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