| Family | CISTACEAE |
| Genus species | Helianthemum obscurum Pers. |
| Bibliography | Syn. Pl. 2: 79 (1806) |
| Native Range | Europe to nw. Turkey and Caucasus |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Description | stems ascendent, apically tomentose, leaves linear-oblong to ovate, 1-3cm, shortly petiolate, on both faces green, inflorescence 5-15-flowered, calyx hirsute, petals 8-12mm |
| Size | 10-35cm |
| Color | yellow, orange, white |
| Bloom | summer, autumn |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cistus helianthemoides Crantz Cistus helianthemum L. Cistus hirsutus Thuill. Cistus ovatus Viv. Cistus roseus Jacq. Helianthemum angustifolium Pers. Helianthemum apenninum var. caraltii O.Bolós & Vigo Helianthemum apenninum var. roseum (Jacq.) C.K.Schneid. Helianthemum apenninum f. roseum (Jacq.) Grosser Helianthemum apenninum f. versicolor (Sweet) Grosser Helianthemum barbatum Pers. Helianthemum chamaecistus Mill. Helianthemum chamaecistus ssp. hirsutum (Mérat) Vollm. Helianthemum chamaecistus var. hirsutum (Mérat) Grosser Helianthemum chamaecistus ssp. obscurum (Pers.) Čelak. Helianthemum chamaecistus ssp. ovatum (Viv.) Jaquet Helianthemum chamaecistus var. stramineum (Sweet) Grosser Helianthemum chamaecistus ssp. vulgare Cout. Helianthemum cistiflorum Mill. Helianthemum diversifolium Sweet Helianthemum diversifolium var. multiplex Sweet Helianthemum foetidum Pers. Helianthemum germanicum Mill. Helianthemum grandiflorum ssp. obscurum (Pers.) Holub Helianthemum grandiflorum var. obscurum (Pers.) Gaudin Helianthemum hirsutum Mérat Helianthemum incanum Moench Helianthemum krockeri Steud. Helianthemum lanceolatum Sweet Helianthemum lineare Pers. Helianthemum linearifolium Moench Helianthemum lucidum Hornem. Helianthemum lusitanicum Mill. Helianthemum luteum F.Heller Helianthemum macranthum Sweet Helianthemum macranthum var. multiplex Sweet Helianthemum milleri Sweet Helianthemum multiplex Steud. Helianthemum mutabile var. multiplex (Sweet) K.Koch Helianthemum nummularium f. alboplenum C.K.Schneid. Helianthemum nummularium var. diversifolium (Sweet) Rehder Helianthemum nummularium var. macranthum (Sweet) C.K.Schneid. Helianthemum nummularium ssp. obscurum (Pers.) Holub Helianthemum nummularium var. obscurum Wahlenb. Helianthemum nummularium ssp. ovatum (Viv.) Schinz & Thell. Helianthemum nummularium f. rubroplenum Rehder Helianthemum nummularium var. stramineum (Sweet) Rehder Helianthemum nummularium var. venustum (Sweet) Rehder Helianthemum nummulairum ssp. vulgare Hayek Helianthemum obscurum var. krockeri Pers. Helianthemum obscurum var. serpyllifolium Lej. & Courtois Helianthemum ovatum (Viv.) Dual Helianthemum ovatum ssp. hirsutum (Mérat) Hayek Helianthemum polifolium var. pulverulentum Nyman Helianthemum polifolium ssp. pulverulentum (Nyman) Corb. Helianthemum pulverulentum Pers. Helianthemum reflexum Moench Helianthemum rhodanthum Dunal Helianthemum roseum (Jacq.) DC. Helianthemum rosmarinifolium Mart. Helianthemum sampsuchifolium Mill. Helianthemum stramineum Sweet Helianthemum surrejanum Mill. Helianthemum tauricum Sweet Helianthemum tomentosum Fritsch Helianthemum variegatum Sweet Helianthemum venustum Sweet Helianthemum versicolor Sweet Helianthemum vulgare Gaertn. Helianthemum vulgare ssp. chamaecistus (Mill.) P.Fourn. Helianthemum vulgare var. obscurum (Pers.) Wahlenb. Helianthemum vulgare var. virescens Bois. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (DEN Denmark, SWE Sweden) 11 Middle Europe (BGM Belgium, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |