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Cistus lasianthus Lam.  
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FamilyCISTACEAE
Genus speciesCistus lasianthus Lam. 
BibliographyEncycl. 2: 19 (1786)
Native Ranges. Iberian Peninsula, Morocco
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatsandy grassland
Descriptionstems glabrous, green, leaves glabrous, linear, stipules glabrous, linear, subulate, raceme few flowered, subspherical, calyx long white hirsute, sepals lanceolate
Size10-20cm
Coloryellow
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, dry, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCistus alyssoides var. cheiranthoides (Lam.) C.M.G.Machado
Cistus canus var. lusitanicum L.
Cistus elongatus Vahl
Halimium alyssoides var. incanum (Willk.) Grosser
Halimium alyssoides ssp. lasianthum (Lam.) Rivas Mart.
Halimium eriocephalum Willk.
Halimium eriocephalum var. asperrimum Willk.
Halimium eriocephalum var. laevigatum Willk.
Halimium eriocephalum var. microphyllum Willk.
Halimium lasianthum (Lam.) Spach
Halimium lasianthum var. cheiranthoides (Lam.) Spach
Halimium lasianthum f. formosum (Curtis) Grosse
Halimium lasianthum var. formosum (Curtis) Spach
Halimium lasianthum var. pontevedrensis Blanco-Dios
Halimium occidentale var. incanum Willk.
Halimium occidentale var. melanostemon Willk.
Halimium occidentale var. xanthostemon Willk.
Helianthemum alyssoides var. ambiguum Pau
Helianthemum alyssoides var. incanum Lopes
Helianthemum canum var. lusitanicum (L.) Samp.
Helianthemum x cheiranthoides (Lam.) Pers.
Helianthemum halimifolium var. formosum (Grosser) Dum.Cours.
Helianthemum lasianthum (Lam.) Pers.
Helianthemum lasianthum var. cheiranthoides (Lam.) Steud.
Helianthemum lasianthum ssp. formosum (Curtis) Cout.
Helianthemum occidentale var. cheiranthoides (Lam.) Samp.
Stegitris lasianthus (Lam.) Raf.
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (POR Portugal, SPA Spain)
2 Africa
     20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco)
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