| Family | CISTACEAE |
| Genus species | Helianthemum marifolium (L.) Mill. |
| Synonyms | Cistus marifolius L. |
| Helianthemum sericeum Dufour | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-1600m |
| Description | leaves ovate-lanceolate to broadly ovate, acute, glabrous and green to tomentose and grey, stipules absent, flowers 4-7 in cymes, corolla 10-15mm across |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | 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
Southwestern Europe (France , Portugal , Spain ) Africa Northern Africa |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CISTACEAE
marifolium andalusicum (Font Quer & Rothm.) G.López, Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 50(1): 54 (1992)
marifolium molle (Cav.) H.López, ibid.
arifolium origanifolium (Lam.) G.López, ibid.
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