Cistus creticus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cistus creticus L.

(not an active name)

Pink rockrose

2004 Cheri Miller

2006 Phil Phillips

Cistus creticus is a shrub that is not native to California.

also called Cistus incanus


	Plant Range Observation Search ~371 records in California Plant Characteristics

Photos on Calflora


Genus:	Cistus
Family:	Cistaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

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PLANTS	Cistus incanus ssp. creticus
JEF	Cistus incanus

Information about Cistus creticus from other sources


USDA PLANTS Profile (CIINC2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/19/2024).