| Family | CISTACEAE |
| Genus species | Helianthemum orientale (Grosser) Juz. & Pozdeeva |
| Bibliography | Fl. URSS [V.L.Komarov, ed.] 15: 344 (1949) |
| Native Range | Krym, n. Turkey to Caucasus |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | branchlets flexuous, leaves lanceolate or linear, petiolate, acute, on both faces green, adpressed hirsute, inflorescence 2-13-flowered, petals 7-9mm, obovate- cordate |
| Size | 4-20cm |
| Color | bright yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 |
| Synonyms | Helianthemum marifolium f. orientale Grosser Helianthemum oleandicum ssp. orientale (Grosser) M.Proctor Rhodax orientalis (Grosser) Holub |
| Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |