Cistus-crispus
Cistus crispus Montado de azinho
Wrinkle Leaved Rockrose

 

ORDER: Malvales
FAMILY: Cistaceae
HEIGHT: up to 1 m

FLOWERING TIME:
J F M A M J J A S O N D

CHARACTERISTICS: small shrub of soft and wrinkled leaves and numerous trichomes; deep pink flowers that last only one day; the fruit is a capsule globular that contains many seeds.
ECOLOGY: low shrublands in warm climates.
OBSERVATIONS: the showy flowers of Cistaceae are very attractive to insects.

LIFE-FORM

 

Caméfito

Species from the same group