| Family | CISTACEAE |
| Genus species | Cistus ocymoides Lam. |
| Bibliography | Encycl. 2: 18 (1786) |
| Native Range | Iberian Peninsula, n. Morocco |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Description | leaves on sterile stems about 1cm, obovate, grey pubescent, floral stem leaves 2cm long, green, sessile, flowers long pedicellate, 2cm across, with brown centre, in lax panicle |
| Size | 50-100cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 algarvensis Sims Cistus candidus (Sweet) Demoly Cistus involucratus Lam. Cistus ocymoides subvar. psilocalyx Demoly Cistus ocymoides var. sampsucifolius (Cav.) Steud. Cistus sampsucifolius Cav. Halimium heterophyllum Spach Halimium ocymoides (Lam.) Willk. Helianthemum algarvense (Sims) Dunal Helianthemum candidum Sweet Helianthemum heterophyllum (Spach) Steud. Helianthemum microphyllum Sweet Helianthemum ocimifolium Pourr. ex Nyman Helianthemum ocymoides (Lam.) Pers. Helianthemum rugosum Sweet Stegitris algarviensis (Sims) Raf. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal, SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) |