| Family | CISTACEAE |
| Genus species | Cistus alyssoides Lam. |
| Bibliography | Encycl. 2: 20 (1786) |
| Native Range | w. & c. France to n. & c. Portugal |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | branchlets procumbent, terete, densely shortly hirsute, scabrous, leaves subsessile, 3-nerved, mucronate, flowers in terminal in paniculate inflorescence, sepals pubescent |
| Size | 20-35cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| 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 | Cistus alyssoides var. rugosum (Dunal) Gren. Cistus lasianthus ssp. alyssoides (Lam.) Demoly Cistus occidenatalis (Willk.) Amo Cistus scabrosus Aiton Crocanthemum occidentale (Willk.) Janch. Halimium alyssoides (Lam.) K.Koch Halimium alyssoides var. rugosum (Dunal) Grosser Halimium alyssoides var. vulgare (Pau) Grosser Halimium lasianthum var. alyssoides (Lam.) Spach Halimium lasianthum ssp. alyssoides (Lam.) Greuter Halimium occidentale Willk. Halimium occidentale var. diffusum Willk. Halimium occidentale var. erectum Willk. Halimium occidentale var. nitescens Merino Halimium occidentale var. rugosum (Dunal) Willk. Halimium occidentale var. virescens Willk. Halimium occidentale var. vulgare Willk. Halimium scabrosum (Aiton) Samp. Halimium scabrosum var. canescens Samp. Halimium ternifolium K.Koch Helianthemum alyssoides (Lam.) Vent. Helianthemum alyssoides var. microphyllum Thore ex DC. Helianthemum alyssoides var. rugosum (Dunal) P.Fourn. Helianthemum alyssoides var. scabrosum (Aiton) Nyman Helianthemum alyssoides var. vulgare Pau Helianthemum cinerascens Pourr. ex Nyman Helianthemum elongatum Pers. Helianthemum involucratum Pers. Helianthemum mendocinense Eastw. ex Grosser Helianthemum occidentale (Willk.) Nyman Helianthemum occidentale var. alyssoides (Lamp.) Samp. Helianthemum rugosum Dunal Helianthemum rugosum var. microphyllum DC. Helianthemum scabrosum (Aiton) Dum.Cours. Helianthemum sericeum Pourr. ex Nyman Helianthemum ternifolium Colmeiro & Willk. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, POR Portugal, SPA Spain) |