| Family | CISTACEAE |
| Genus species | Helianthemum africanum (Murb.) Janch. |
| Bibliography | Nat. Pflanzenfam. [H.G.A.Engler] ed. 2, 21: 310 (1925) |
| Native Range | Tunisia |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | branchlets white tomentose, leaves linear lanceolate, 1-3cm, adaxially green, abaxially tomentose, flowers 5-10 in cyme, calyx tomentose, petals ca. 1cm |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| 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 | Helianthemum semiglabrum var. africanum Murb. Helianthemum virgatum ssp. africanum (Murb.) Dobignard |
| Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (TUN Tunisia) |