Taxon:  Cerinthe minor L.



Summary
Genus:
Cerinthe
Family:
Boraginaceae
Subfamily:
Boraginoideae
Tribe:
Lithospermeae
Nomen number:
9977
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:137.  1753
Verified:
11/05/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. Bennett, M. 2003. Pulmonarias and the Borage family 93.
  3. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  4. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  5. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  6. Selvi, F. et al. 2009. Phylogeny, karyotype evolution and taxonomy of Cerinthe L. (Boraginaceae). Taxon 58:1319-1321.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishlesser honeywort  1Bennett, M. 2003. Pulmonarias and the Borage family 93.
Frenchpetit mélinet  2Bennett, M. 2003. Pulmonarias and the Borage family 93.
Germankleine Wachsblume  2Bennett, M. 2003. Pulmonarias and the Borage family 93.
Swedishliten vaxblomma  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  Selvi, F. et al. 2009. Phylogeny, karyotype evolution and taxonomy of Cerinthe L. (Boraginaceae). Taxon 58:1319-1321.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  Selvi, F. et al. 2009. Phylogeny, karyotype evolution and taxonomy of Cerinthe L. (Boraginaceae). Taxon 58:1319-1321.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean parts.Selvi, F. et al. 2009. Phylogeny, karyotype evolution and taxonomy of Cerinthe L. (Boraginaceae). Taxon 58:1319-1321.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine incl. KrymSelvi, F. et al. 2009. Phylogeny, karyotype evolution and taxonomy of Cerinthe L. (Boraginaceae). Taxon 58:1319-1321.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Selvi, F. et al. 2009. Phylogeny, karyotype evolution and taxonomy of Cerinthe L. (Boraginaceae). Taxon 58:1319-1321.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  Selvi, F. et al. 2009. Phylogeny, karyotype evolution and taxonomy of Cerinthe L. (Boraginaceae). Taxon 58:1319-1321.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Selvi, F. et al. 2009. Phylogeny, karyotype evolution and taxonomy of Cerinthe L. (Boraginaceae). Taxon 58:1319-1321.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  Selvi, F. et al. 2009. Phylogeny, karyotype evolution and taxonomy of Cerinthe L. (Boraginaceae). Taxon 58:1319-1321.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland s.Selvi, F. et al. 2009. Phylogeny, karyotype evolution and taxonomy of Cerinthe L. (Boraginaceae). Taxon 58:1319-1321.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  Selvi, F. et al. 2009. Phylogeny, karyotype evolution and taxonomy of Cerinthe L. (Boraginaceae). Taxon 58:1319-1321.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Selvi, F. et al. 2009. Phylogeny, karyotype evolution and taxonomy of Cerinthe L. (Boraginaceae). Taxon 58:1319-1321.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina  Selvi, F. et al. 2009. Phylogeny, karyotype evolution and taxonomy of Cerinthe L. (Boraginaceae). Taxon 58:1319-1321.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  Selvi, F. et al. 2009. Phylogeny, karyotype evolution and taxonomy of Cerinthe L. (Boraginaceae). Taxon 58:1319-1321.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. SicilySelvi, F. et al. 2009. Phylogeny, karyotype evolution and taxonomy of Cerinthe L. (Boraginaceae). Taxon 58:1319-1321.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMontenegro  Selvi, F. et al. 2009. Phylogeny, karyotype evolution and taxonomy of Cerinthe L. (Boraginaceae). Taxon 58:1319-1321.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  Selvi, F. et al. 2009. Phylogeny, karyotype evolution and taxonomy of Cerinthe L. (Boraginaceae). Taxon 58:1319-1321.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Selvi, F. et al. 2009. Phylogeny, karyotype evolution and taxonomy of Cerinthe L. (Boraginaceae). Taxon 58:1319-1321.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  Selvi, F. et al. 2009. Phylogeny, karyotype evolution and taxonomy of Cerinthe L. (Boraginaceae). Taxon 58:1319-1321.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  Selvi, F. et al. 2009. Phylogeny, karyotype evolution and taxonomy of Cerinthe L. (Boraginaceae). Taxon 58:1319-1321.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance s.e.Selvi, F. et al. 2009. Phylogeny, karyotype evolution and taxonomy of Cerinthe L. (Boraginaceae). Taxon 58:1319-1321.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland (s.), Slovakia
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part (s.)], Ukraine (incl. Krym)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy (incl. Sicily), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France (s.e.)
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  2. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
  3. Selvi, F. et al. 2009. Phylogeny, karyotype evolution and taxonomy of Cerinthe L. (Boraginaceae). Taxon 58:1319-1321.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Bennett, M. 2003. Pulmonarias and the Borage family 93.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=9977. Accessed 12 May 2026.