Halimium ocymoides

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Halimium ocymoides
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Cistaceae
Genus: Halimium
Species:
H. ocymoides
Binomial name
Halimium ocymoides
(Lam.) Willk.

Halimium ocymoides (syn. Cistus algarvensis), the basil-leaved rock rose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cistaceae, native to Portugal and Spain in the Iberian Peninsula, and northern Morocco in Northwest Africa.[1] It is an erect evergreen shrub growing to 60 cm (24 in) tall by 100 cm (3 ft) wide, with woolly grey-green leaves and bright yellow flowers in spring. The flowers may have a dark brown blotch at the base of each petal.[2][3]

In cultivation this plant requires a sandy soil and full sun.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Halimium ocymoides" (PDF). Flora Iberica. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  2. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  3. ^ "Halimium ocymoides". The Cistus & Halimium website. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  4. ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Halimium ocymoides". Retrieved 14 July 2013.
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