| Family | CISTACEAE |
| Genus species | Helianthemum canum (L.) Hornem. |
| Bibliography | Hort. Bot. Hafn. 2: 496 (1815) |
| Native Range | Europe to Medit. and Caucasus |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Description | leaves linear, elliptic to ovate, abaxially grey pubescent, green or white tomentose adaxially, 1-3cm long, flowers 8-16mm across, 5 or more, in cyme |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late 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 in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cistus canus L. Cistus indicus L. Cistus vinealis Willd. Helianthemum alpestre Rchb. Helianthemum alpestre var. melanothrix Beck Helianthemum canum ssp. balcanicum (Janch.) Blecic Helianthemum canum var. cadidissimum Ten. ex Porta Helianthemum canum var. canescens (Hartm.) Font Quer & Rothm. Helianthemum canum ssp. cantabricum (Font Quer & Rothm.) Rivas Mart. Helianthemum canum var. dolomiticum H.J.Coste Helianthemum canum ssp. incanum (Willk.) Rivas Goday Helianthemum canum var. incanum (Willk.) Rivas Mart. Helianthemum canum var. vineale Syme Helianthemum creticola Klokov & Dobrocz. Helianthemum dichroum Kunze Helianthemum georgicum Juz. & Pozdeeva Helianthemum italicum Gren & Godr. Helianthemum marifolium var. canum (L.) DC. Helianthemum marifolium ssp. dichroum (Kunze) O.Bolós & Vigo Helianthemum marifolium var. dichroum (Kunze) O.Bolós & Vigo Helianthemum marifolum var. oblongifolium DC. Helianthemum marifolium f. strigosum Grosser Helianthemum marifolium f. vineale (Willd.) Grosser Helianthemum melanothrix (Beck) Dalla Torre Helianthemum montanum Vis. Helianthemum montanum var. canum (L.) Rouy & Foucaud Helianthemum montanum ssp. incanum Willk. Helianthemum montanum var. obovatum (Dunal) Foucaud & Rouy Helianthemum montanum ssp. vineale (Willd.) Rouy & Foucaud Helianthemum myrtifolium Dum.Course Helianthemum obovatum Dunal Helianthemum oelandicum ssp. canum (L.) Bonnier Helianthemum oelandicum var. canum (L.) Neilr. Helianthemum oelandicum ssp. incanum (Willk.) G.López Helianthemum oelandicum var. penicillatum Boiss. Helianthemum oelandicum ssp. vineale (Willd.) Čelak. Helianthemum vineale (Willd.) Pers. Rhodax canus (L.) Fuss Rhodax dichrous (Kunze) Holub Rhodax montanus (Vis.) Spach Rhodax vinealis (Willd.) Fuss |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (GRB Great Britain, IRE Ireland, SWE Sweden) 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, SIC Sicilia, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym, UKR Ukraine) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |
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