Cistus creticus

Cistus creticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Cistaceae
Genus:	Cistus
Species:	C. creticus
Binomial name
	Cistus creticus; L.
Subspecies
	Cistus creticus subsp. creticus; Cistus creticus subsp. trabutii (Maire) Dobignard;
Synonyms
	Cistus × incanus var. creticus (L.) Boiss. (1867); Cistus × incanus subsp. creticus (L.) Heywood (1968); Cistus polymorphus f. creticus (L.) Batt. (1888); Cistus polymorphus var. creticus (L.) Ball (1877); Cistus villosus subsp. creticus (L.) Nyman (1878); Cistus villosus var. creticus (L.) Boiss. (1867); Cistus vulgaris Spach (1836), nom. superfl.; Cistus vulgaris var. creticus (L.) Steud. (1840), nom. superfl.;

Cistus creticus (pink rock-rose, hoary rock-rose) is a species of shrubby plant in the family Cistaceae. Though it usually has pink flowers, of 4.5–5 cm diameter, this species is very variable. It is widely known as a decorative plant. It is frequently called "Cistus incanus". (The true Cistus × incanus is the hybrid C. albidus × C. crispus.)

It is native to the central and eastern Mediterranean Basin, including Morocco, Corsica and Sardinia, Italy and southeastern Europe, Turkey, and the Levant.