Cistus clusii

Cistus clusii

"Cistus clusii" is a shrubby species of flowering plant in the family Cistaceae, with white flowers, native to south west and south central Europe and north Africa. It has been wrongly called "Cistus libanotis" by many authors.
Romerina/Romero macho Laguna De La Mata, Torrevieja, España (2012). Evergreen shrub, up to 1 m, that gives off an aromatic smell of resin. Can be confused with the rosemary when no flowers are present. Young branches densely pubescent. Inflorescence in cymes with 1-8 flowers umbelliform side. Small flowers. Peduncles, pedicels and calyx usually villous, more or less hirsute, whitish hairs, ovoid calyx with 3 sepals, white petals. Capsule 4-8 mm, opening by 5 valves with stellate hairs. Habitat: It grows in chalky limestone soils and sandy environments with pines and oak nearby Cistus clusii,Geotagged,Spain,Spring

Appearance

"Cistus clusii" is a much branched shrub, up to 1 m tall. Its leaves are narrowly linear in shape, usually 1–2.5 cm long by 1–2 mm wide, with edges that are turned under, green on the upper side and densely covered with short hairs on the lower side, producing a whitish appearance. The flowers are arranged in an umbel-like cymes with up to 12 individual flowers, each 2–3 cm across with five white petals and three sepals, 5–8 mm long. The flower stalks and the sepals are covered with long white hairs. The style is short.
Cistus clusii La Cruz, Serra Gelada, Benidorm. Cistus clusii,Geotagged,Spain

Distribution

"Cistus clusii" is native to north Africa and the west and central Mediterranean region: southern Spain, the Balearic Islands, south-east Italy and Sicily.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderMalvales
FamilyCistaceae
GenusCistus
SpeciesC. clusii
Photographed in
Spain