Edraianthus
Edraianthus is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae. Edraianthus species are native to mountain regions of the Balkan, including Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia, and as far as Romania, Italy and Greece.
They are small perennial plants, with tufts of grassy leaves and fine bell-shaped flowers, usually blue. They are often used as ornamental plants in rock gardens.
The genus name is derived from the Greek hedraios and anthos.
Species
21 species are accepted.Edraianthus australis Edraianthus caespitosus Edraianthus canescens Edraianthus dalmaticus Edraianthus dinaricus Edraianthus glisicii Edraianthus graminifolius Edraianthus hercegovinus Edraianthus horvatii Edraianthus × intermedius Edraianthus × lakusicii Edraianthus × murbeckii Edraianthus niveus Edraianthus pilosulus Edraianthus pubescens Edraianthus pulevicii Edraianthus pumilio Edraianthus serbicus Edraianthus serpyllifolius Edraianthus stankovicii Edraianthus sutjeskae Edraianthus tarae Edraianthus tenuifolius Edraianthus wettsteiniiTen species of the genus Edraianthus are often placed in genus Wahlenbergia instead. Selected Edraianthus species are also placed in Muehlbergella, Halacsyella or Hedraeanthus by some botanists. Campanula parnassica is sometimes classified as Edraianthus parnassicus.