| Family | CISTACEAE |
| Genus species | Helianthemum canum (L.) Hornem. |
| Synonyms | Cistus canus L. |
| Helianthemum montanum Vis. | |
| Helianthemum obovatum Dunal | |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Description | leaves linear, elliptic to ovate, abaxially grey pubescent, green or white tomentose adaxially, 1-3cm long, flowers 8-16mm across, 5 or more, in cyme |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub, carpet |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Northern Europe (Great Britain , Ireland , Sweden ) Middle Europe (Austria , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Hungary , Poland , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (France , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Italy , Romania , Sicilia , Turkey-in-Europe , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Ukraine ) Africa Northern Africa (Morocco ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | CISTACEAE
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