| Family | CISTACEAE |
| Genus species | Helianthemum ellipticum (Desf.) Pers. |
| Bibliography | Syn. Pl. 2: 78 (1806) |
| Native Range | Sahara |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Description | leaves elliptic, shortly petiolate, white pubescent, flowers solitary, sepals ovate, distinctly venose |
| Size | 8-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cistus ellipticus Desf. Helianthemum lippii var. ellipticum (Desf.) Boiss. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, LBY Libya, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) 22 West Tropical Africa (MTN Mauritania) 24 Northeast Tropical Africa (CHA Chad) |