| Family | CISTACEAE |
| Genus species | Helianthemum nummularium (L.) Mill. |
| Synonyms | Cistus nummularius L. |
| Helianthemum barbatum Sweet | |
| Helianthemum rupicola Schur | |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Altitude | 300-2800m |
| Description | variable, usually procumbent, leaves oblong, lanceolate or oval, abaxially white tomentose, uninerved, flower 14-22mm across |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | orange, white, yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 (Denmark , Finland , Great Britain , Iceland , Ireland , Sweden ) Middle Europe (Austria , Belgium , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Hungary , Netherlands , Poland , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (France , Portugal , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Italy , Romania , Sicilia , Turkey-in-Europe , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Belarus , Baltic States , Krym , Central European Russia , East European Russia , Northwest European Russia , Ukraine ) Asia-Temperate Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (East Aegean Is. , Iran , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CISTACEAE
nummularium kerneri (Janch.) Lambinon, Nouv. Fl. Belg., ed. 2: 829 (1978)
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