| Family | CISTACEAE |
| Genus species | Helianthemum ciliatum (Desf.) Pers. |
| Bibliography | Syn. Pl. 2: 76 (1806) |
| Native Range | Tunisia to Israel |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | branchlets white tomentose, leaves linear-lanceolate, 1-3cm, adaxially glabrous, abaxially white tomentose, margins involute, flowers 5-10 in lax cyme, petals 10mm |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 ciliatus Desf. Helianthemum ciliatum f. dasycladum Maire & Weiller Helianthemum ciliatum ssp. marmaricum Bég. & A.Vacc. Helianthemum ciliatum f. pseudovesicarium Grosser Helianthemum ciliatum var. psilocalyx (Grosser) Maire & Weiller Helianthemum ciliatum f. psilocalyx Grosser Helianthemum variabile var. ciliatum (Desf.) Spach Helianthemum vesicarium var. ciliatum (Desf.) Zohary Helianthemum virgatum ssp. ciliatum (Desf.) Murb. Helianthemum virgatum var. ciliatum (Desf.) Batt. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (EGY Egypt, LBY Libya, TUN Tunisia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (PAL Palestine, SIN Sinai) |