Cistus lasianthus

Cistus lasianthus, the Lisbon false sun-rose or woolly rock rose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cistaceae, native to the Iberian Peninsula (Portugal, western Spain and southwestern France) and Northwest Africa (Morocco).^[2] It is a spreading evergreen shrub growing to 1 m (3 ft) tall by 1.5 m (5 ft) wide, with grey-green leaves and bright yellow flowers in spring. The flowers may have a maroon blotch at the base of each petal.^[3][4]

Cistus lasianthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Cistaceae
Genus:	Cistus
Species:	C. lasianthus
Binomial name
Cistus lasianthus Lam. (1786)
Subspecies[1]
Cistus lasianthus subsp. alyssoides (Lam.) Demoly Cistus lasianthus subsp. lasianthus
Synonyms[1]
Halimium alyssoides subsp. lasianthum (Lam.) Rivas Mart. (1977 publ. 1978) Halimium cheiranthoides proles lasianthum (Lam.) Samp. (1922), nom. superfl. Halimium lasianthum (Lam.) Spach (1836) Helianthemum lasianthum (Lam.) Pers. (1806) Stegitris lasianthus (Lam.) Raf. (1838)

In cultivation this plant requires a sandy soil and full sun.^[5]