| Family | CISTACEAE |
| Genus species | Helianthemum fontanesii Boiss. & Reut. |
| Bibliography | Pugill. Pl. Afr. Bor. Hispan.: 15 (1852) |
| Native Range | n. Africa |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | leaves elliptic, acute, to 25mm, revolute, adaxially green, abaxially white tomentose, distinctly veined, ciliate, inflorescence shortly pedunculate, dense, sepals mucronate |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | yellow, white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| 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 helianthemoides Desf. Fumana fontanesii Clauson ex Pomel Helianthemum apenninum var. baeticum Pau Helianthemum fontanesii var. yvesii Sennen & Mauricio Helianthemum helianthemoides (Desf.) Grosser Helianthemum helianthemoides var. fontanesii (Boiss. & Reut.) Emb. & Maire Helianthemum helianthemoides var. yvesii Sennen & Mauricio Helianthemum vulgare var. fontanesii (Boiss. & Reut.) Batt. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, LBY Libya, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) |