| Helianthemum | |
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| Helianthemum nummularium | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Cistaceae |
| Genus: | Helianthemum Mill. |
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Helianthemum /ˌhiːliˈænθɪməm/,[1] known as rock rose, sunrose, rushrose, or frostweed,[2] is a genus of about 110[3] species of flowering plants in the family Cistaceae. They are widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere, especially in the Mediterranean.[3]
New World species formerly classified as Helianthemum have been transferred to genus Crocanthemum.[4][5]
- ^ Sunset Western Garden Book. 1995. 606–07.
- ^ Helianthemum. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
- ^ a b Helianthemum. Flora of China.
- ^ "Crocanthemum". Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
- ^ Sorrie, B. A. (2011). Transfer of North American Helianthemum to Crocanthemum (Cistaceae): New combinations.[permanent dead link] Phytologia 93(2), 270-71.