Cinera'ria, a large and widely distributed genus of annual or perennial herbaceous composites, very closely allied to Senecio (Groundsel, Ragwort, &c.), of which it is indeed often reckoned a sub-genus. Two small species are natives of the southern parts of Britain. The flowers of some are very pretty. C. maritima, from the Mediterranean shores, is a handsome garden perennial, and many Cinerarias are also grown in green-houses in Britain; these, however, are mostly florists' flowers produced by cultivation and hybridising. The most important parent plant of these is C. cruenta, a native of Teneriffe.
