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Crocanthemum carolinianum
Also called Carolina Rockrose, Carolina Sunrose
Crocanthemum carolinianum, commonly referred to as Carolina frostweed or Carolina sunrose, is a flowering plant that grows in the southeastern United States. Flowers have five bright yellow petals.
Helianthemum carolinianum is a synonym for it.
Crocanthemum carolinianum is insect pollinated and is recorded to have been visited in northern Florida by Ceratina, Lasioglossum reticulatum, and Lasioglossum tegulare/puteulanum.
Pinebarren Sun Rose · Bushy Frostweed · Island Rush Rose · Florida Scrub Frostweed · Bisbee Peak Rush Rose · Frostweed · Longbranch frostweed · Low frostweed
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Crocanthemum carolinianum 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.
