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Helianthemum oelandicum

Helianthemum oelandicum
Photo: Velela, Public domain
Family
Cistaceae (Cist family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
Europe to Caucasus
Climate
temperate

About

Helianthemum oelandicum, commonly called hoary rockrose, is a low-growing plant confined to rocky dry calcareous areas especially close to the sea.

Where it grows

It is restricted to dry limestone rocky areas. In Britain it is always close to the sea but in mainland Europe its range is restricted to the calcareous upland ranges such as the Alps.

Other Helianthemum plants

Jarilla · White Rock Rose · Helianthemum canariense · Helianthemum gorgoneum · Helianthemum guerrae · Yellow Rock Rose · Common Rock-rose · Helianthemum squamatum · Frostweed

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Helianthemum oelandicum 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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