| Family | CISTACEAE |
| Genus species | Helianthemum hirtum (L.) Mill. |
| Bibliography | Gard. Dict., ed. 8: no. 14 (1768) |
| Native Range | sw. Europe |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 0-1500m |
| Description | upper leaves 5-20mm, linear-lanceolate to elliptic, lower leaves ovate-orbiculate, all more or less carnose, adaxially glabrous or grey hirsute, flowers 1-3, 15mm across, in cyme |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | white, yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cistus aureus var. teretifolius (Thibaud ex Pers.) Steud. Cistus hirtus L. Cistus hispidus Lam. Cistus majoranifolius Gouan Cistus teretifolius Poir. Helianthemum affine Fouc. & Rouy Helianthemum aureum Thibaud ex Pers. Helianthemum aureum var. teretifolium Thibaud ex Pers. Helianthemum baeticum Dunal Helianthemum font-queri Sennen Helianthemum hirtum var. affine (Foucaud & Rouy) Helianthemum hirtum var. aureum (Pers.) Dunal Helianthemum hirtum var. baeticum Dunal Helianthemum hirtum var. erectum Willk. Helianthemum hirtum var. fontqueri (Sennen) Losa & Rivas Goday Helianthemum hirtum var. lactiflorum Pa Helianthemum hirtum var. lagascae (Dunal) Nyman Helianthemum hirtum var. majoranifolium (DC.) Nyman Helianthemum hirtum var. procumbens (Willk.) Rouy & Foucaud Helianthemum hirtum var. teretifolium (Thibaud ex Pers.) Dunal Helianthemum hispidum Dunal Helianthemum lagascae Dunal Helianthemum majoranifolium (Gouan) DC. Helianthemum teretifolium Thibaud ex Willk. Helianthemum variabile var. hirtum (L.) Spach Helianthemum vulgare var. hirtum (L.) Cutanda |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, FRA France, POR Portugal, SPA Spain) |