Erinus

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

{{Automatic taxobox

|image = Erinus alpinus.JPG

|image_caption = Erinus alpinus

|taxon = Erinus

|authority = L.

|subdivision_ranks = Species

|subdivision =

• Erinus alpinus
• Erinus thiabaudii

}}

Erinus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae (previously in the family Scrophulariaceae), native to stony mountainous sites in North Africa and southern Europe. Some members of the genus have been cultivated as ornamental plants, particularly Erinus alpinus, for which a number of different cultivars are available.{{cite book|title=RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants|year=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=978-1405332965|pages=1136}}