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Helianthemum
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Helianthemum

Helianthemum (), known as rock rose, sunrose, rushrose, or frostweed, is a genus of about 114 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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6 branches of this group, most-observed first

Helianthemum

sectionHelianthemum

Brachypetalum

sectionBrachypetalum

Lavandulaceum

sectionLavandulaceum

Eriocarpum

sectionEriocarpum

Argyrolepis

sectionArgyrolepis

Caput-felis

sectionCaput-felis

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Helianthemum in History of Plants in Four Books

History of Plants in Four Books

Valerius Cordus · 1561 · p.199

Helianthemum in Description of Less Known and Rare Plants

Description of Less Known and Rare Plants

Fabio Colonna · 1616 · p.519

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1096201.