HELIANTHEMUM STIPULATUM
Family and Genus:- See- CISTACEAE/Subgen. HELIANTHEMUM/Sect.
Common Names:- None
Homotypic Synonyms:- Cistus stipulatus.
Meaning:- Helianthemum (Gr) Sun-flower.
Stipulatum (L) With conspicuous stipules.
General description:- Dwarf shrub, usually erect.
Leaves:-
1) 8-15 x 2·5-7·5 mm, linear- to ovate-lanceolate, with the margins slightly or
strongly revolute according to the season, sparsely stellate-tomentose above,
densely so beneath.
Flowers:-
1) Cymes, 3- to 7-flowered, lax.
2) Sepals, 3-4 mm, stellate-pubescent, between and on the ribs, ciliate.
3) Petals, as long as the sepals, yellow.
Fruit:-
1) Capsule, globose or trigonous.
Key features:-
1) Branches, robust.
2) Sepals, 5-8 mm in fruit.
Habitat:- Sandy and rocky coastal habitats, sometimes inland.
Distribution:- S Greece, Turkey, Cyprus and Egypt. Rare on Crete known only
from a few locations.
Flowering time:- Feb-May.
Photos by:- Jenny Neal
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