Biology:Halimium lasianthum
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Halimium lasianthum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Cistaceae |
| Genus: | Halimium |
| Species: | H. lasianthum
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| Binomial name | |
| Halimium lasianthum Spach
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Halimium lasianthum, the Lisbon false sun-rose or woolly rock rose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cistaceae, native to the Iberian Peninsula (Portugal, western Spain and southwestern France) and Northwest Africa (Morocco).[1] It is a spreading evergreen shrub growing to 1 m (3 ft) tall by 1.5 m (5 ft) wide, with grey-green leaves and bright yellow flowers in spring. The flowers may have a maroon blotch at the base of each petal.[2][3]
In cultivation this plant requires a sandy soil and full sun.[4]
References
- ↑ "Halimium lasianthum (Lam.) Spach". Flora Iberica. http://www.floraiberica.es/floraiberica/texto/pdfs/03_066_02_Halimium.pdf.
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ↑ "Halimium lasianthum". Cistus & Halimium website. http://www.cistuspage.org.uk/Halimium%20lasianthum.htm.
- ↑ "Halimium lasianthum". RHS Plant Finder. Royal Horticultural Society. http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=900. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
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