| Cistus ocymoides | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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) | |
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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. 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.
In cultivation this plant requires a sandy soil and full sun.
References
- "Cistus ocymoides Lam". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- "Halimium ocymoides" (PDF). Flora Iberica. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- "Halimium ocymoides". The Cistus & Halimium website. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- "RHS Plant Selector - Halimium ocymoides". Retrieved 14 July 2013.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Cistus ocymoides | |
| Halimium ocymoides |
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