| Family | CISTACEAE |
| Genus species | Helianthemum italicum (L.) Pers. |
| Bibliography | Syn. Pl. 2: 76 (1806) |
| Native Range | Spain to nw. Balkan Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | ramose, stems leafy, ascendent, leaves oblong or oblong-lanceolate, 10-25mm, hirsute, on both faces green, flowers 2-6 in sparse raceme, corolla 8-15mm |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 italicus L. Cistus seguieri Pourr. ex Dunal Helianthemum alpestre var. italicum (L.) DC. Helianthemum canum f. alpinum Pau Helianthemum canum var. italicum (L.) Fiori Helianthemum glabellum Schur Helianthemum italicum var. latifolium Pau Helianthemum italicum var. micranthum Gren. Helianthemum italicum var. montserratense Pau Helianthemum italicum var. penicillatum (Thibaud ex Dunal) Nyman Helianthemum marifolium var. italicum (L.) Grosser Helianthemum montanum var. australe Willk. Helianthemum montanum ssp. italicum (L.) Rouy & Foucaud Helianthemum montanum var. macrocarpum Foucaud & Rouy Helianthemum montanum var. micranthum (Gren.) Willk. Helianthemum montanum var. montserratense (Pau) Cadevall Helianthemum montanum ssp. viride Willk. Helianthemum montanum var. viride (Willk.) Costa Helianthemum oelandicum var. aragonense (Font Quer & Rothm.) Heywood Helianthemum oelandicum f. aragoense Font Quer & Rothm. Helianthemum oelandicum var. italicum (L.) DC. Helianthemum oelandicum ssp. italicum (L.) Ces. Helianthemum oelandicum var. lanceolatum (Willk.) Guinea & Heywood Helianthemum oelandicum var. latifolium (Pau) Guinea & Heywood Helianthemum oelandicum var. micranthum (Gren.) Guinea & Heywood Helianthemum oelandicum var. montserratense (Pau) Guinea & Heywood Helianthemum oelandicum f. montserratense (Pau) Font Quer & Rothm. Helianthemum origanifolium var. lanceolatum Willk. Helianthemum penicillatum Thibaud ex Dunal Rhodax italicus (L.) Holub |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |