| Family | CISTACEAE |
| Genus species | Helianthemum kahiricum Delile |
| Bibliography | Descr. Egypte, Hist. Nat. 2(Mém.): 237 (1813) |
| Native Range | s. & e. Medit. to Arabian Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Description | pubescent, leaves ovate-lanceolate, green, revolute, inflorescence 5-12-flowered, rather dense, petals translucent |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late 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 | Cistus kahiricus (Delile) Steud. Helianthemum acutiflorum Ehrenb. ex Willk. Helianthemum kahiricum f. laxum Maire Helianthemum kahiricum var. libycum (Pomel) Batt. Helianthemum libycum Pomel |
| Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, EGY Egypt, LBY Libya, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, SIN Sinai) 35 Arabian Peninsula (GST Gulf States, KUW Kuwait, OMA Oman, SAU Saudi Arabia) |