Family | CISTACEAE |
Genus species | Helianthemum nebrodense Heldr. ex Guss. |
Bibliography | Fl. Sicul. Syn. 2: 18 (1844) |
Native Range | Sicilia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 400-1600m |
Description | branchlets procumbent, leaves opposite, ovate to elliptic, 3-7mm long, abaxially grey-green hirsute, adaxially glabrous inflorescence 2-6-flowered, glandular-hirsute, petals 7-9mm |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | golden yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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 | Helianthemum allionii Tineo Helianthemum canum ssp. nebrodense (Heldr. ex Guss.) Arcang. Helianthemum oelandicum ssp. allionii (Tineo) Greuter & Burdet Helianthemum oelandicum ssp. nebrodense (Heldr. ex Guss.) Greuter & Burdet Rhodax allionii (Tineo) Holub Rhodax nebrodensis (Heldr. ex Guss.) Holub |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (SIC Sicilia) |