Family | CISTACEAE |
Genus species | Fumana arabica (L.) Spach |
Synonyms | Cistus arabicus L. |
Fumana viscidula Juz. | |
Helianthemum arabicum (L.) Pers. | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves shortly petiolate, pubescent, linear-oblong, acute, upper leaves narrower, linear, approximate, flowers in lax raceme, capsule large, seed large |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
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
Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Italy , Kriti , Sicilia , Turkey-in-Europe , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Krym ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Egypt , Libya , Morocco , Tunisia ) Asia-Temperate Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Cyprus , East Aegean Is. , Iran , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Sinai , Turkey ) Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CISTACEAE
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