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Grey Leaved Cistus

Cistus albidus

Also called Grey Leaf Cistus, White Leaf Rock Rose

Grey Leaved Cistus
Photo: Isidre blanc, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Cistaceae (Cist family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
W. & C. Medit.
Climate
subtropical

About

Cistus albidus, the grey-leaved cistus, 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.

Where it grows

Cistus albidus is native to the west of Southern Europe and western North Africa, particularly around the Mediterranean, including Portugal, Spain, the Balearic Islands, France, Corsica, Italy, Sardinia, and Morocco.

Other Cistus plants

Cistus asper · Cistus chinamadensis · Cistus clusii · Hoary rock-rose · Curly Rockrose · Cistus grancanariae · Cistus heterophyllus · Cistus horrens · Cistus inflatus · Common gum cistus · Laurel Leaved Cistus · Cistus libanotis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cistus albidus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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