Family | CISTACEAE |
Genus species | Helianthemum getulum Pomel |
Bibliography | Nouv. Mat. Fl. Atl. 2: 353 (1875) |
Native Range | n. Africa |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | sericeous-lanate, very ramose, leaves lanceolate, at both ends obtuse, to 25mm long, inflorescence 8-12-flowered, sepals lanate, long acuminate, petals obovate |
Size | 8-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
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 |
Synonyms | Helianthemum metlilense Coss. & Durieu |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, LBY Libya, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) |