| Family | CISTACEAE |
| Genus species | Helianthemum vesicarium Boiss. |
| Synonyms | Helianthemum roseum Ehrenb. ex Willk. |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Description | appresed grey hirsute, leaves linear or linear-lanceolate, obtuse, margins revolute, stipules linear, flowers in lax raceme, calyx in fruit vesicular-ventricose |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Africa
Northern Africa (Egypt , Libya , Tunisia ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Sinai) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CISTACEAE
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