brown-eyed rockrose
Cistus ladanifer L.
Cistus ladanifer is a flowering plant in the Cistaceae family, native to the western Mediterranean. It is commonly known as brown-eyed rockrose and is found in regions such as Cyprus, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and others. The species was first described in 1753.
Description
Cistus ladanifer, known as brown-eyed rockrose, is a species in the Cistaceae family. It is native to the western Mediterranean and is distributed across several regions, including Cyprus, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and others. The plant has alternative common names such as gum rockrose, labdanum, and common gum cistus. The specific epithet in the original description was spelled 'ladanifera.' A historical note indicates that a specimen annotated by Linnaeus filius was incorrectly designated as a lectotype for the species. The plant was first published in 1753.
Other common names
Common gum cistuslabdanumlaudanumgum rock-rosebrown-eyed rockrosegum rockrose
Distribution
Porto Santo island · ZA · CY · IT · PT · Cyprus · Italy · Madeira · conterminous 48 United States · Algeria · California · Canary Is. · France · Morocco · New Zealand South · Portugal · Spain
Synonyms
Cistus ladanifer subsp. subcatus