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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: t5247rb on June 17, 2018, 11:33:16 AM

Title: Cistaceae? Which One?
Post by: t5247rb on June 17, 2018, 11:33:16 AM

Found this yesterday in the Paris region (Parc Haute Vallée de Chevreuse) in a sandy area.

I'm guessing it's a Rock Rose but I don't think I've ever seen this variety before.

Looking for some help.

Thank you.

Title: Re: Cistaceae? Which One?
Post by: t5247rb on June 19, 2018, 08:38:35 PM

Could it be Cistus salviifolius? It seems this is a Mediterranean species.  The pictures I've seen look very similar. Does it also grow this far North?  Or did someone plant it?

Title: Re: Cistaceae? Which One?
Post by: sokol on June 20, 2018, 08:48:18 AM

I am quite sure that it is Cistus salviifolia.

Title: Re: Cistaceae? Which One?
Post by: Karaba on June 20, 2018, 02:54:47 PM

it should have been planted because it doesn't grow naturally around Paris. Have a look on its distribution in France here : http://siflore.fcbn.fr/?cd_ref=91715&r=metro (http://siflore.fcbn.fr/?cd_ref=91715&r=metro)