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Helianthemum hymettium Boiss. & Heldr.  
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FamilyCISTACEAE
Genus speciesHelianthemum hymettium Boiss. & Heldr. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] ser. 2, 1: 52 (1854)
Native Ranges. Greece to Crete
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocks
Altitude300-2300m
Descriptionappresed grey hirsute, basal leaves large, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, acute, stem leaves smaller, ovate or oblong, flowers in raceme, calyx white lanate
Size5-15cm
Coloryellow
Bloomspring
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsHelianthemum rubellum var. lanceolatum Willk.
Rhodax hymettius (Boiss. & Heldr.) Holub
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, KRI Kriti)
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