Helianthemum

Helianthemum
Helianthemum nummularium
Scientific 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
  • 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/), known as rock rose, sunrose, rushrose, or frostweed, is a genus of about 110 species of flowering plants in the family Cistaceae. They are widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere, especially in the Mediterranean.

New World species formerly classified as Helianthemum have been transferred to genus Crocanthemum.

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