| Family | CISTACEAE |
| Genus species | Cistus verticillatus Brot. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Lusit. 2: 262 (1804) |
| Native Range | Iberian Peninsula, nw. Africa |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Description | viscid, leaves opposite, sessile, linear- lanceolate, revolute, abaxially sparsely tomentose, greenish, adaxially glabrous, eciliate, flowers verticillate, producing raceme |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | white, yellow-white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| 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 after flowering |
| Synonyms | Cistus umbellatus var. verticillatus (Brot.) C.M.G.Machado Cistus umbellatus ssp. viscosus (Willk.) Demoly Halimium umbellatum var. viscosum Willk. Halimium umbellatum ssp. viscosum (Willk.) O.Bolós & Vigo Halimium viscosum (Willk.) P.Silva Halimium umbellatum var. hirtum Sennen Halimium umbellatum var. hispanicum Willk. Halimium umbellatum var. verticillatum (Brot.) Willk. Halimium umbellatum var. viscosum (Willk.) Foucaud & Rouy Halimium umbellatum var. villosissimum Emb. & Maire Halimium verticillatum (Brot.) Sennen Halimium umbellatum var. verticillatum (Brot.) Ball Helianthemum verticillatum Link |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal, SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco) |