| Family | CISTACEAE |
| Genus species | Fumana arabica (L.) Spach |
| Bibliography | Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 6: 359 (1836) |
| Native Range | s. & e. Medit. to n. Iran and Arabian Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves shortly petiolate, pubescent, linear-oblong, acute, upper leaves narrower, linear, approximate, flowers in lax raceme, capsule large, seed large |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 arabicus L. Cistus ferrugineus Lam. Cistus savii Bertol. ex Dunal Fumana arabica var. incanescens Hausskn. Fumana ferruginea (Lam.) Raf. Fumana pinatzii Rech.f. Fumana viscidula Juz. Helianthemum arabicum (L.) Pers. Helianthemum savii Bertol. Helianthemum syriacum Ehrenb. ex Willk. Helianthemum viscidulum Steven ex Dunal |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, KRI Kriti, SIC Sicilia, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, EGY Egypt, LBY Libya, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus, EAI East Aegean Is., IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, SIN Sinai, TUR Turkey) 35 Arabian Peninsula (SAU Saudi Arabia) |