| Family | CISTACEAE |
| Genus species | Helianthemum apenninum (L.) Mill. |
| Bibliography | Gard. Dict., ed. 8: no. 4 (1768) |
| Native Range | w. & s. Europe to East Aegean Islands |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 250-2100m |
| Description | leaves linear, abaxially grey-white hirsute, at margins revolute, to 3cm long, flowers with yellow centre, 15-20mm across, in lax raceme, sepals tomentose, ovate |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | white, rose |
| 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 apenninus L. Cistus barbatus Lam. Cistus galactites Schmidel Cistus hirsutus Lam. Cistus humilis Salisb. Cistus linearis Cav. Cistus lusitanicus Mill. Cistus luteus Gilib. Cistus myrthifolius Lam Cistus pilifer Willk. & Lange Cistus pilosus All. Cistus polifolius L. Fumana polifolia (L.) Raf. Helianthemum apenninum var. angustifolium C.K.Schneid. Helianthemum apenninum ssp. lazarei Raynaud Helianthemum apenninum var. oblongifolium C.K.Schneid. Helianthemum apenninum var. polifolium (L.) Samp. Helianthemum apenninum var. pulverulentum Fiori Helianthemum barbatum (Lam.) Sweet Helianthemum calcareum Jord. Helianthemum chamaecistus ssp. barbatum (Lam.) Grosser Helianthemum confusum Sweet Helianthemum controversum F.W.Schultz Helianthemum farinulentum Lacaita Helianthemum glaucum var. album Willk. Helianthemum glaucum var. herbaceum Willk. Helianthemum glaucum var. prostratum Willk. Helianthemum hirsutum A.Kern. Helianthemum hispidum Ten. Helianthemum lavandulifolium Ten. Helianthemum leptophyllum var. albiflorum Willk. Helianthemum leptophyllum var. longifolium Freyn Helianthemum nummularium ssp. barbatum (Lam.) Samp. Helianthemum pilosum var. lineare (Cav.) Loisel. Helianthemum pilosum ssp. lineare (Cav.) Nyman Helianthemum polifolium (L.) Mill. Helianthemum polifolium ssp. apenninum (L.) Corb. Helianthemum polifolium var. apenninum (L.) Nyman Helianthemum polifolium var. calcareum (Jord.) Foucaud & Rouy Helianthemum polifolium var. latifolium Foucaud & Rouy Helianthemum polifolium var. lineare (Cav.) Dunal Helianthemum polifolium var. oblongifolium W.D.J.Koch Helianthemum polifolium var. pulverulentum (Thuill.) Nyman Helianthemum polifolium var. rupiniculum Porta Helianthemum polifolium var. velutinum (Jord.) Foucaud & Rouy Helianthemum polifolium var. virescens (Willk.) Pau Helianthemum pulverulentum DC. Helianthemum x pulverulentum var. album Willk. Helianthemum x pulverulentum var. crassifolium Vayr. Helianthemum x pulverulentum var. glabrescens Amo Helianthemum x pulverulentum var. pseudovelutinum Costa Helianthemum x pulverulentum var. velutinum (Jord.) Willk. Helianthemum x pulverulentum var. virescens Willk. Helianthemum rhodanthum var. carneum Lag. ex Dunal Helianthemum rhodanthum var. oblongifolium Dunal Helianthemum rhodanthum var. subhirsutum Dunal Helianthemum variabile var. apenninum (L.) Steud. Helianthemum variabile var. mutabile Spach Helianthemum variabile var. polifolium (L.) Spach Helianthemum velutinum Jord. Helianthemum violaceum var. lineare (Cav.) Samp. Helianthemum virgatum f. bicolor Maire & Weiller |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (GRB Great Britain) 11 Middle Europe (BGM Belgium, GER Germany, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, FRA France, POR Portugal, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, KRI Kriti) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is.) |