Helianthemum

Helianthemum
Helianthemum nummularium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Cistaceae
Genus: Helianthemum
Mill. (1754)
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Anthelis Raf. (1813)
  • Aphananthemum Steud. (1840)
  • Atlanthemum Raynaud (1987)
  • Helianthemon St.-Lag. (1880)
  • Psistina Raf. (1838)
  • Psistus Neck. (1790), opus utique oppr.
  • Rhodax Spach (1836)
  • Taeniostema Spach (1837)

Helianthemum /ˌhiːliˈænθɪməm/,[2] known as rock rose, sunrose, rushrose, or frostweed,[3] is a genus of about 110[4] species of flowering plants in the family Cistaceae. They are widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere, especially in the Mediterranean.[4]

New World species formerly classified as Helianthemum have been transferred to genus Crocanthemum.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Helianthemum Mill". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  2. ^ Sunset Western Garden Book. 1995. 606–07.
  3. ^ Helianthemum. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  4. ^ a b Helianthemum. Flora of China.
  5. ^ "Crocanthemum". Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  6. ^ Sorrie, B. A. (2011). Transfer of North American Helianthemum to Crocanthemum (Cistaceae): New combinations.[permanent dead link‍] Phytologia 93(2), 270-71.