Acinos is a genus of ten species of annual and short-lived evergreen perennial woody plants native to southern Europe and western Asia. 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 in whorls borne on erect spike-like inflorescence produced in mid-summer. Selected species \n* Acinos alpinus \n* Acinos arvensis \n* Acinos corsicus \n* Acinos rotundifolius \n* Acinos suaveolens \n* Acinos troodi