| Family | CISTACEAE |
| Genus species | Crocanthemum carolinianum (Walter) Spach |
| Bibliography | Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 6: 370 (1836) |
| Native Range | Texas to se. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sands and heaths |
| Altitude | 0-200m |
| Description | leaves shortly petiolate, obovate or oblong, acute, margins hirsute, glabrescent, 2-4cm long, cymes sparse, few-flowered, sepals linear, petals ca. 8mm |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cistus carolinianus Walter Halimium carolinianum (Walter) Grosser Helianthemum carolinianum (Walter) Michx. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ALA Alabama, ARK Arkansas, FLA Florida, GEO Georgia, LOU Louisiana, MSI Mississippi, NCA North Carolina, SCA South Carolina) |