Details of Genus: Cistus L. [693]
Genus ja:
Genus en: Rock rose, Sun rose
# spp.: N/A (from genus_families table) | 7 (from names table)
Pub year:
Accepted: Accepted
Family: Cistaceae
Family ja: ハンニチバナ
Infra familial classification:
Distribution en:
Description en: Genus of about 20 species of evergreen shrubs occurring on dry, stony or rocky soils in the Canary Islands, N. Africa, Turkey, and S. Europe. They are grown for their showy, saucer-shaped, usually 5-petalled, white to dark pink flowers, borne singly or in terminal or axillary cymes from early to late summer; each bloom lasts only one day. They have opposite leaves. Rock roses are suitable for growing in a shrub border, on sunny banks, at the base of a wall, around paved areas, or in containers. They are often short-lived.
Hardiness en: Frost hardy.
Cultivation en:
Propagation en: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame as soon as ripe or in spring. Root softwood or greenwood cuttings in summer.
Pests en: Trouble free.
Description ja:
Comment: Medit.
Comment ja: ゴジアオイ
Type species:
Phylogenetic definition:
Update information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56
Family:
| System | Accepted? | Botanical name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Cistaceae | ハンニチバナ科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Cistaceae | ハンニチバナ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Cistaceae | ハンニチバナ科 | Show |