| Family | CISTACEAE |
| Genus species | Cistus umbellatus L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 525 (1753) |
| Native Range | w. Medit., Greece, Lebanon |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Description | leaves crowded at apex of branchlets, linear, 25mm long, adaxially shiny, abaxially whitish, with revolute margins, flowers in umbel or verticillate |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | white |
| 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 angustifolius Salisb. Cistus anthurus Link Cistus umbellatus var. erectus (Dunal) Demoly Cistus verticiliflorus Steud. Halimium umbellatum (L.) Spach Halimium umbellatum var. vulgare Willk. Helianthemum ciliatum Pourr. ex Nyman Helianthemum umbellatum (L.) Mill. Helianthemum umbellatum var. erectum Dunal Helianthemum umbellatum var. rubriflorum Chabert Helianthemum umbellatum var. subdecumbens Dunal |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, POR Portugal, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria) |