Helianthemum syriacum (Jacq.) Dum. Cours.

Spice In the field

Family: CISTACEAE

Genus: Helianthemum

Sinònims: Cistus syriacus Jacq. in Murray Helianthemum lavandulifolium Desf. Helianthemum syriacum (Jacq.) Dum. Cours. subsp. thibaudii (Pers.) Meikle

Catalan common name: Romer blanc.

Spanish common name: Romero blanco.

Province distribution: Alacant. Barcelona. Castelló. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Eurosiberian with a big area

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Quercus coccifera and Chamaerops humilis litoral maquis. Wild olive trees and other sclerophyllous shrublands. Juniperus phoenicea subsp. turbinata forest. Tree heather maquis and silicolous garigues. Pine wood and shrubland with rosemary and thyme garigue. Dry and stony soils. Garriques.