Family | CISTACEAE |
Genus species | Cistus libanotis L. |
Bibliography | Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1077 (1759) |
Native Range | sw. Portugal to sw. Spain |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves opposite, linear, numerous, glabrous, sessile, viscid, peduncles numerous, lanate, foliate, flowers in corymb, calyx lanate, lobes ovate, acute, capsules ovate |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
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 bourgaeanus Coss. Halimium libanotis (L.) Lange Helianthemum bourgaeanum Nyman Helianthemum libanotis (L.) Dufour ex Willk. Helianthemum umbellatum C.Presl |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal, SPA Spain) |