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Cistus clusii
Credits
Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles
Recommended citation
'Cistus clusii' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.
Synonyms
- Cistus rosmarinifolius Pourr. nom. illeg.
- Cistus rosmarinifolius Pourr. ex Timb.-Lagr.
Other taxa in genus
- Cistus × aguilari
- Cistus albidus
- Cistus atchleyi
- Cistus atriplicifolius
- Cistus calycinus
- Cistus × canescens
- Cistus creticus
- Cistus × crispatus
- Cistus crispus
- Cistus × cyprius
- Cistus × dansereaui
- Cistus × florentinus
- Cistus halimifolius
- Cistus × hetieri
- Cistus × hybridus
- Cistus × incanus
- Cistus inflatus
- Cistus × ingwersenii
- Cistus ladanifer
- Cistus lasianthus
- Cistus laurifolius
- Cistus × laxus
- Cistus × ledon
- Cistus libanotis
- Cistus monspeliensis
- Cistus × nigricans
- Cistus × obtusifolius
- Cistus ocymoides
- Cistus osbeckiifolius
- Cistus parviflorus
- Cistus × platysepalus
- Cistus populifolius
- Cistus × purpureus
- Cistus × revolii
- Cistus rosmarinifolius
- Cistus × sahucii
- Cistus salviifolius
- Cistus 'Silver Pink'
- Cistus × skanbergii
- Cistus × stenophyllus
- Cistus symphytifolius
- Cistus umbellatus
- Cistus × verguinii
Editorial Note
Bean renders the synonym: Cistus rosmarinifolius Pourr., in part, not all
A dwarf shrub to about 1 ft high. Young shoots slender, hairy. Leaves linear, about 1 in. long, 1⁄8 to 1⁄4 in. wide, with recurved margains, hairy on both sides. Flowers white with a yellow centre, about 1 in. across, borne in sparsely hairy clusters; sepals three to five, with ciliate margins.
Native of N. Africa; introduced before 1826. It is very distinct in its small flowers and narrow leaves, and is one of the hardiest species.