Cistus crispus

Cistus crispus

"Cistus crispus" is a shrubby species of flowering plant in the family Cistaceae, with pink to purple flowers, native to south-western Europe and western north Africa.
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Appearance

"Cistus crispus" grows up to 50 cm tall. Its grey-green leaves are wavy, oblong to elliptical in shape, usually 1–4 cm long by 4–15 mm wide. They have three prominent veins and are covered a mixture of short stellate hairs and longer simple hairs. The flowers are arranged in few-flowered cymes, each flower being 3–4 cm across with five purplish-red petals and five hair-covered sepals.
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Distribution

"Cistus crispus" is native to north Africa and south-western Europe, including Portugal, Spain, France, Corsica, Italy and Sicily.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderMalvales
FamilyCistaceae
GenusCistus
SpeciesC. crispus
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Portugal