| Family | CISTACEAE |
| Genus species | Helianthemum marifolium (L.) Mill. |
| Bibliography | Gard. Dict., ed. 8: no. 24 (1768) |
| Native Range | s. France to e. & s. Iberian Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-1600m |
| Description | leaves ovate-lanceolate to broadly ovate, acute, glabrous and green to tomentose and grey, stipules absent, flowers 4-7 in cymes, corolla 10-15mm across |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | 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 marifolius L. Helianthemum alpestre Bubani Helianthemum canum f. glandulosum (Willk.) Grosser Helianthemum canum var. marifolium (L.) Grosser Helianthemum canum f. tomentosum Grosser Helianthemum marifolium var. alpinum Willk. Helianthemum marifolium f. argyreum (Font Quer & Rothm.) Guinea & Heywood Helianthemum marifolium var. cavanillesii (Font Quer & Rothm.) O.Bolós & Vigo Helianthemum marifolium ssp. cinerascens (Willk.) Malag. Helianthemum marifolium f. fontii O.Bolós & Vigo Helianthemum marifolium var. glandulosum Willk. Helianthemum marifolium f. ibericum (Font Quer) Guinea & Heywood Helianthemum marifolium var. lancifolium Sennen Helianthemum marifolium var. leucothrix Sennen Helianthemum marifolium var. niveum Willk. Helianthemum marifolium ssp. niveum (Willk.) Malag. Helianthemum marifolium var. tomentosum Willk. Helianthemum marifolium ssp. tomentosum (Willk.) Malag. Helianthemum myrtifolium f. argyreum Font Quer & Rothm. Helianthemum myrtifolium var. cinerascens (Willk.) Font Quer & Rothm. Helianthemum myrtifolium f. dichroum (Kuntze) Font Quer & Rothm. Helianthemum myrtifolium f. ibericum Font Quer & Rothm. Helianthemum myrtifolium f. tomentosum Font Quer & Rothm. Helianthemum myrtifolium ssp. marifolium (L.) Rivas Goday & Borja Helianthemum oelandicum ssp. marifolium (L.) Bonnier & Layens Helianthemum origanifolium var. genuinum Willk. Helianthemum origanifolium var. marifolium (L.) Nyman Helianthemum sericeum Dufour Helianthemum vineale var. dichroum (Kuntze) Nyman Helianthemum vineale ssp. marifolium (L.) Nyman Rhodax dichotomus var. discolor Spach Rhodax marifolius (L.) Fuss |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, POR Portugal, SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa |