Are Mertensia and Centranthus types of flowering plants?
Centranthus Centranthus is a flowering plant genus comprising herbs and subshrubs native to Southern Europe. It is in the Caprifoliaceae family. There are about twelve species in the genus. Some "Centranthus" are known as introduced species in other parts of the world, including "Centranthus ruber" in the western United States and "Centranthus macrosiphon" in Western Australia.
Sphaeranthus indicus Sphaeranthus indicus is a flowering plant of the genus "Sphaeranthus". It is distributed throughout India and has been studied for its potential health-promoting properties, primarily as an anti-inflammatory. Sphaeranthus indicus Linn. (Asteraceae) is widely used in "Ayurvedic" system of medicine in various conditions like epilepsy, mental illness, hemicrania, jaundice, hepatopathy, diabetes, leprosy, fever, pectoralgia, cough, gastropathy, hernia, hemorrhoids, helminthiasis, dyspepsia and skin diseases. In different parts of India "Sphaeranthus indicus" is known by different common names as below.