Family | CISTACEAE |
Genus species | Fumana montana Pomel |
Bibliography | Mat. Fl. Atl.: 10 (1860) |
Native Range | Spain, n. Africa |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves alternate, linear, obtuse, glabrous or glandular-hirsute, evenly spaced, flowers solitary, axillary, sepals lanceolate, petals obovate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | yellow |
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 | Fumana ericifolia Wallr. Fumana ericoides ssp. montana (Pomel) Maire Fumana ericoides var. montana (Pomel) Grosser Fumana ericoides f. montana (Pomel) Grosser Fumana ericoides var. spachii Maire Fumana ericoides var. transiens Font Quer & Maire Fumana spachii Gren. & Godr. Fumana spachii ssp. montana (Pomel) Batt. Fumana vulgaris ssp. spachii (Gren. & Godr.) Bonnier & Layens |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, LBY Libya, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) |