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Helianthemum orientale (Grosser) Juz. & Pozdeeva  
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FamilyCISTACEAE
Genus speciesHelianthemum orientale (Grosser) Juz. & Pozdeeva 
BibliographyFl. URSS [V.L.Komarov, ed.] 15: 344 (1949)
Native RangeKrym, n. Turkey to Caucasus
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionbranchlets flexuous, leaves lanceolate or linear, petiolate, acute, on both faces green, adpressed hirsute, inflorescence 2-13-flowered, petals 7-9mm, obovate- cordate
Size4-20cm
Colorbright yellow
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsHelianthemum marifolium f. orientale Grosser
Helianthemum oleandicum ssp. orientale (Grosser) M.Proctor
Rhodax orientalis (Grosser) Holub
Territory1 Europe
     14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym)
3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey)
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