Cistus albidus L.

Spice Flower Flower 2

Family: CISTACEAE

Genus: Cistus

Catalan common name: Estepa blanca. Estepa d´escurar. Estèpera blanca.

Spanish common name: Estepa blanca. Estepa fina. Estepa margalidera. Jaguarzo blanco.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera. Cabrera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): West Mediterranean

Uses and properties: Furniture, construction and tools.

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Nanophanerophyte.

Habitats: Pine wood and shrubland with rosemary and thyme garigue. Pine woodlands and garriques.

Characteristics: The white rock rose has pink flowers, but the leaves are light green. It can only be mistaken for Cistus incanus, which in the Balearics lives exclusively in Menorca, however the latter has dark green leaves with a petiole; all the other rock roses have white flowers.