CistaceaeW/C = Wild Collected |
Cistus incanus L.
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- Common Name: Pink Rockrose
- Family: Cistaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: widespread in Mediterranean region
- Habitat: dry hillsides, woodland margins
- Description: Compact shrub, approximately 1 m (3 1/3 ft) tall and equally wide, with gray-green foliage and 5 – 6.5 cm (2 – 2 1/2 in) pink "roses" that appear in late winter – early spring. Both the leaves and flowers have a wrinkled appearance.
- Uses: Closely related to C. ladanifer (Ladanum or Myrrh). Stems and leaves also boiled in water to produce a tea-like concoction reputed to be beneficial for the skin and mucous membranes.
Cultured as host plant for Cytinus ruber (Rafflesiaceae)
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  Accession Data:- Accession # 199900576
- Source: Heronswood
- Accession Date: 09-30-1999
- Bench: 3301 - E Bench
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 09-09-2008
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: eurosid II
- Order: Malvales
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- Family: Cistaceae
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