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Helianthemum nummularium

Common Rock Rose
Also known as: Cistus grandiflorus Lam., 1779 +10 more
  • Cistus grandiflorus Lam., 1779
  • Cistus hirtus Gilib.
  • Cistus vulgaris Vill., 1807
  • Helianthemum chamaecistus Gaertn.
  • Helianthemum jacquini Ardoino, 1867
  • Helianthemum mutabile Willk.
  • Helianthemum nummularium f. ochroleucum Issler
  • Helianthemum nummularium Grosser
  • Helianthemum nummularium var. nummularium
  • Helianthemum ovatum subsp. fruticans W.Koch, 1928
  • Helianthemum scopolii Rouy & Foucaud
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Cistaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.

Helianthemum nummularium (commonly known as Common Rock-rose) is a shrub belonging to the Cistaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Europe, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies and varieties of this species, which are linked below.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, Northern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms

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