Cistus ocymoides (syn. Halimium ocymoides), 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.[2] 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.[3][4]

Cistus ocymoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Cistaceae
Genus: Cistus
Species:
C. ocymoides
Binomial name
Cistus ocymoides
Lam. (1786)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cistus algarvensis Sims (1803)
  • Cistus elongatus Vahl (1790)
  • Cistus involucratus Lam. (1786)
  • Cistus sampsucifolius Cav. (1791)
  • Halimium heterophyllum Spach (1836)
  • Halimium ocymoides (Lam.) Willk. (1878)
  • Helianthemum algarvense (Sims) Dunal (1824)
  • Helianthemum heterophyllum Steud. (1840)
  • Helianthemum microphyllum Sweet (1829)
  • Helianthemum ocimifolium Pourr. ex Nyman (1878)
  • Helianthemum ocymoides (Lam.) Pers. (1806)
  • Helianthemum rugosum Sweet (1828), nom. illeg.
  • Stegitris algarviensis Raf. (1838)

In cultivation this plant requires a sandy soil and full sun.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Cistus ocymoides Lam". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Halimium ocymoides" (PDF). Flora Iberica. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  3. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  4. ^ "Halimium ocymoides". The Cistus & Halimium website. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  5. ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Halimium ocymoides". Retrieved 14 July 2013.