| Family | CISTACEAE |
| Genus species | Helianthemum rupifragum A.Kern. |
| Synonyms | Helianthemum ambiguum Schur |
| Helianthemum skericense Simonk. | |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | leaves opposite, lanceolate, green, long white hirsute, petiolate, cymes 6-8-flowered, lax, bracts linear, tomentose, calyx long hirsute, petals cuneate, 5-6mm long |
| Size | 7-17cm |
| Color | yellow, orange yellow |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Middle Europe (Austria , Czechoslovakia , Poland ) Southeastern Europe (Romania , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Belarus , Central European Russia , East European Russia , Ukraine ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Turkey) |
| Bibliography | International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CISTACEAE
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