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Accession Data:

Cistus incanus L.

  • 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)

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199900576
  • Source: Heronswood
  • Recorded Vouchers:
    1. Voucher CONN00052561 at George Safford Torrey Herbarium (CONN). Specimen collected 29 April 2004. Herbarium Image
    2. Voucher CONN00225894 at George Safford Torrey Herbarium (CONN). Specimen collected 9 FEB 2018. Herbarium Image
  • Accession Date: 09-30-1999
  • Bench: 2102 - MED:Mediterranean B
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 10-15-2020

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: eurosid II
  • Order: Malvales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Cistaceae
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Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References (internal):

  • Bee Pollination (melittophily)
  • Plants with Vouchers deposited in CONN

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, November 08, 2017.

data regenerated on Mon, 25 Jan 2021 13:31:12 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Cistaceae

  • Cistus albidus
  • Cistus incanus
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