Cistaceae

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Tuberaria guttata (L.) Fourr.

Tuberaria guttata (L.) Fourr.

Tuberaria guttata (L.) Fourr.

Tuberaria guttata is an annual flowering plant native to the Mediterranean and introduced to California, named county flower of Anglesey in 2002.

Helianthemum squamatum (L.) Pers.

Helianthemum squamatum (L.) Pers.

Helianthemum squamatum (L.) Pers.

Helianthemum squamatum is the only known plant that can extract crystalline water from gypsum to meet most of its water needs, native to Spain and Algeria.

Helianthemum almeriense Pau

Helianthemum almeriense Pau

Helianthemum almeriense Pau

Helianthemum almeriense Pau is a perennial shrub that associates with the edible mycorrhizal desert truffle Terfezia claveryi.

Helianthemum canariense (Jacq.) Pers.

Helianthemum canariense (Jacq.) Pers.

Helianthemum canariense (Jacq.) Pers.

Helianthemum canariense is a small short shrub native to the Canary Islands, Western Sahara, and Morocco.

Helianthemum marifolium (L.) Mill.

Helianthemum marifolium (L.) Mill.

Helianthemum marifolium (L.) Mill.

Helianthemum marifolium is an endangered ornamental plant species in the Cistaceae family.

Helianthemum oelandicum (L.) DC.

Helianthemum oelandicum (L.) DC.

Helianthemum oelandicum (L.) DC.

Helianthemum oelandicum is a small-flowered rock rose restricted to dry limestone habitats across parts of Europe, North Africa, and the eastern Mediterranean.

Helianthemum canum subsp. canum

Helianthemum canum subsp. canum

Helianthemum canum subsp. canum

Helianthemum canum subsp. canum is a hairy-leaved rock plant with yellow flowers found across Europe, north Africa, and the eastern Mediterranean.

Cistus symphytifolius Lam.

Cistus symphytifolius Lam.

Cistus symphytifolius Lam.

Cistus symphytifolius Lam. is a shrubby endemic flowering plant of the Canary Islands in the Cistaceae family.

Halimium lasianthum subsp. lasianthum

Halimium lasianthum subsp. lasianthum

Halimium lasianthum subsp. lasianthum

Halimium lasianthum subsp. lasianthum is a evergreen flowering shrub native to southwestern Europe and Morocco.

Cistus ocymoides Brot.

Cistus ocymoides Brot.

Cistus ocymoides Brot.

Cistus ocymoides is an evergreen flowering shrub native to Iberia and northern Morocco, cultivated with sandy soil and full sun.

Tuberaria lignosa (Sweet) Samp.

Tuberaria lignosa (Sweet) Samp.

Tuberaria lignosa (Sweet) Samp.

Tuberaria lignosa is a western Mediterranean perennial herb studied for potential effects on cancer tumour cells.

Fumana arabica (L.) Spach

Fumana arabica (L.) Spach

Fumana arabica (L.) Spach

Fumana arabica is a Cistaceae shrub that grows up to 22 cm tall, with simple broad leaves, dry fruit, and self-supporting growth.

Fumana laevipes (L.) Spach

Fumana laevipes (L.) Spach

Fumana laevipes (L.) Spach

Fumana laevipes is a Cistaceae shrub, self-supporting, with simple broad leaves, dry fruit, growing up to 10 cm tall.

Lechea deckertii Small

Lechea deckertii Small

Lechea deckertii Small

Deckert's pinweed (Lechea deckertii) is a rare endemic perennial herb/subshrub of Florida and Georgia's fire-dependent sandy habitats.

Lechea divaricata Shuttlew. ex Britton

Lechea divaricata Shuttlew. ex Britton

Lechea divaricata Shuttlew. ex Britton

Lechea divaricata is an endangered perennial herb/subshrub endemic to Florida, threatened by habitat loss from urban and agricultural development.

Lechea intermedia Legg. ex Britton & Hollick

Lechea intermedia Legg. ex Britton & Hollick

Lechea intermedia Legg. ex Britton & Hollick

Lechea intermedia is an adaptable pinweed species native to central-eastern North America, with several common names.

Lechea maritima Legg. ex Britton

Lechea maritima Legg. ex Britton

Lechea maritima Legg. ex Britton

Lechea maritima, or beach pinweed, is a distinctive pinweed found primarily along the eastern North American Atlantic coast.

Lechea torreyi Legg.

Lechea torreyi Legg.

Lechea torreyi Legg.

Sandhill pinweed (Lechea torreyi) is a perennial flowering plant native to the U.S. southeast coastal plain, found in sandy fire-dependent pine habitats.

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