| Family | CISTACEAE |
| Genus species | Helianthemum virgatum (Desf.) Pers. |
| Bibliography | Syn. Pl. 2: 79 (1806) |
| Native Range | nw. Africa |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | whitish tomentose, leaves shortly petiolate, lanceolate-linear, to 3cm, adaxially green, abaxially grey, stipules filiform, inflorescence secund, 5-10-flowered |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cistus racemosus Lam. Cistus strictus Cav. Cistus virgatus Desf. Helianthemum apenninum var. riffeum Pau Helianthemum apenninum var. setosum (Willk.) Raynaud Helianthemum apenninum var. virgatum (Desf.) Pau Helianthemum cyrenaicum (Grosser) Brullo & Furnari Helianthemum pilosum var. strictum (Cav.) Nyman Helianthemum pilosum ssp. strictum (Cav.) Nyman Helianthemum polifolium var. strictum (Cav.) Dunal Helianthemum racemosum Dunal Helianthemum strictum (Cav.) Pers. Helianthemum strictum var. racemosum Rouy Helianthemum thymifolium var. strictum (Cav.) Pau Helianthemum violaceum var. strictum (Cav.) Samp. Helianthemum virgatum var. angustifolium Grosser Helianthemum virgatum f. cyrenaicum Grosser Helianthemum virgatum var. marmaricum Bég. & A.Vacc. Helianthemum virgatum var. maroccanum Ball ex Maire Helianthemum virgatum var. racemosum (Rouy) Coss. Helianthemum virgatum f. setosum (Willk.) Grosser Helianthemum virgatum var. setosum Willk. Helianthemum virgatum var. strictum (Cav.) Ball |
| Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco) |