Family | CISTACEAE |
Genus species | Cistus clusii Dunal |
Synonyms | Cistus fastigiatus Guss. |
Cistus rosmarinifolius Pourr. | |
Cistus sedjera Pomel | |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves ca. 2cm long, narrowly linear, dark green and shiny adaxially, whitish abaxially, with revolute margins, flowers few, ca. 2cm across, in cyme |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | white |
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
Southwestern Europe (Baleares , Portugal , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Italy , Sicilia ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Morocco , Tunisia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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