Helianthemum
Helianthemum /ˌhiːliˈænθɪməm/, known as rock rose, sunrose, rushrose, or frostweed, is a genus of about 110 species of flowering plants in the family Cistaceae. They are widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere, especially in the Mediterranean.
| Helianthemum | |
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| Helianthemum nummularium | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Cistaceae |
| Genus: | Helianthemum Mill. |
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New World species formerly classified as Helianthemum have been transferred to genus Crocanthemum.
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