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279.0000 Family Cistaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 294 (1789), nom. cons.
8 genera, ca. 220 spp.
Species listed in database: 226; hybrids: 82
279.1003 Genus Crocanthemum Spach; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 6: 370 (1836)
Distribution: mostly North America, few South America
Species listed in database: 24
= Heteromeris Spach; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 6: 370 (1836)
= Trichasterophyllum Willd. ex Link; Jahrb. Gewächsk. 1(3): 69 (1820)
species :
Crocanthemum aldersonii (Greene) Janch.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl], 2. Aufl., 21: 305 (1925)
Name: Alderson Rushrose
Distribution: USA (California); Mexico (Baja California)
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Halimium aldersonii (Greene) Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 832 (1923)
= Helianthemum aldersonii Greene; Erythea 1: 259 (1893)
= Helianthemum scoparium var. aldersonii (Greene) Munz; Man. S. Calif. Bot. [Munz] 316 (1935)
species :
Crocanthemum arenicola (Chapm.) Barnhart; Man. S.E. Fl. [Small] 879 (1933)
Name: Gulf Coast frostweed
Distribution: USA (Alabama, Florida, Mississippi)
78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Halimium arenicola (Chapm.) Grosser; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.193, Heft 14 (Cistac.): 49 (1903)
= Helianthemum arenicola Chapm.; Fl. South. U.S. 35 (1860)
= Helianthemum canadense var. obtusum Alph.Wood; Class-book Bot. (ed. 2b): 246 (1861)
species :
Crocanthemum argenteum (Hemsl.) Janch.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl], 2. Aufl., 21: 305 (1925)
Distribution: Mexico (Durango, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Queretaro, San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Halimium argenteum (Hemsl.) Grosser; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.193, Heft 14 (Cistac.): 47 (1903)
= Helianthemum argenteum Hemsl.; Diagn. Pl. Iber. 20 (1879)
species :
Crocanthemum berlandieri (Briq.) Janch.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl], 2. Aufl., 21: 305 (1925)
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Ciudad de Mexico, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Nuevo Leon, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Zacatecas); Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua
79 MEX 80 GUA HON NIC
Synonyms: hidden
= Cistus virginianus Sessé & Moc.
= Halimium berlandieri Briq.; Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 10: 99 (1907)
= Halimium coulteri (S.Watson) Grosser; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.193, Heft 14 (Cistac.): 46 (1903)
= Helianthemum coulteri S.Watson; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 17: 323 (1881 publ. 1882)
species :
Crocanthemum bicknellii (Fernald) Janch.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl], 2. Aufl., 21: 307 (1925)
Name: Hoary frostweed
Distribution: Canada (Manitoba, Ontario); USA (Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming)
71 CDN 72 CDN 73 USA 74 USA 75 USA 78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Halimium majus (E.P.Bicknell) Grosser; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.193, Heft 14 (Cistac.): 50 (1903)
= Helianthemum bicknellii Fernald; Rhodora 21: 36 (1919)
= Helianthemum canadense var. walkerae W.H.Evans; Bot. Gaz. 15: 211 (1890)
= Helianthemum majus E.P.Bicknell; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 21: 257 (1894)
species :
Crocanthemum brasiliensis Spach; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 6: 370 (1836)
Distribution: SE-Brazil; S-Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Uruguay (Paysandu); Argentina (Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Corrientes, Entre Rios, Misiones, San Juan)
84 BRA 85 ARG URU
Synonyms: hidden
= Cistus alternifolius Vahl; Symb. Bot. [Vahl] 1: 38 (1790)
= Cistus brasiliensis Lam.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 2: 22 (1786)
= Halimium brasiliense (Lam.) Grosser; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.193, Heft 14 (Cistac.): 45 (1903)
= Halimium brasiliense f. angustifolium (Eichler ex Mart.) Grosser; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.193, Heft 14 (Cistac.): 45 (1903)
= Halimium brasiliense f. latifolium (Eichler ex Mart.) Grosser; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.193, Heft 14 (Cistac.): 45 (1903)
= Helianthemum brasiliense (Lam.) Pers.; Syn. Pl. [Persoon] 2: 77 (1806)
= Helianthemum polygalifolium Sweet; Cistineae, t. 11 (1826)
= Hudsonia australis Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 2: 452 (1825)
species :
Crocanthemum canadense (L.) Britton; Ill. Fl. N. U.S. [Britton & Brown], ed. 2, 2: 540 (1913)
Name: Longbranch frostweed
Distribution: Canada (Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec); USA (Alabama, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia); Mexico (Chihuahua, Sonora)
72 CDN 74 USA 75 USA 78 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Cistus canadensis L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 526 (1753)
= Cistus ramuliflorus Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.], Suppl. 2. 274 (1811)
= Cistus virgatus Thibaud ex Dunal; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 1: 269 (1824)
= Crocanthemum majus (L.) Britton; Ill. Fl. N. U.S. [Britton & Brown], ed. 2, 2: 540 (1913)
= Halimium canadense (L.) Grosser; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.193, Heft 14 (Cistac.): 51 (1903)
= Helianthemum canadense (L.) Michx.; Fl. Bor.-Amer. [Michaux] 1: 308 (1803)
= Helianthemum canadense var. sabulonum Fernald; Rhodora 43: 615, tab. 691, figs. 1, 2 (1941)
= Helianthemum corymbosum Pursh; Fl. Amer. Sept. [Pursh] 2: 363 (1813)
= Helianthemum majus (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.; Prelim. Cat. 6 (1888)
= Helianthemum ramuliflorum Michx.; Fl. Bor.-Amer. [Michaux] 1: 307 (1803)
= Heteromeris canadensis (L.) Spach; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 6: 370 (1836)
= Heteromeris cymosa Spach; Compan. Bot. Mag. 2: 291 (1836)
= Heteromeris michauxii Spach; Compan. Bot. Mag. 2: 291 (1836)
= Lechea major L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 90 (1753)
= Trichasterophyllum canadense (L.) Farw.; Druggists´ Circ. 63: 49 (1919)
= Trichasterophyllum majus (L.) Farw.; Druggists´ Circ. 63: 49 (1919)
species :
Crocanthemum carolinianum (Walter) Spach; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 6: 370 (1836)
Name: Carolina frostweed
Distribution: USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas)
77 USA 78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cistus carolinianus Walter; Fl. Carol. [Walter] 152 (1788)
= Halimium carolinianum (Walter) Grosser; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.193, Heft 14 (Cistac.): 44 (1903)
= Helianthemum carolinianum (Walter) Michx.; Fl. Bor.-Amer. [Michaux] 1: 307 (1803)
species :
Crocanthemum chihuahuense (S.Watson) J.F.Morales; Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 138: 485 (2020)
Distribution: Mexico (Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Durango, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacán, Nayarit, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas); Guatemala; Honduras; Costa Rica
79 MEX 80 COS GUA HON
Synonyms: hidden
= Cistus ciliaris Moc. ex Grosser; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.193, Heft 14 (Cistac.): 45 (1903)
= Halimium chihuahuense (S.Watson) Grosser; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.193, Heft 14 (Cistac.): 45 (1903)
= Helianthemum chihuahuense S.Watson; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 23: 268 (1888)
species :
Crocanthemum corymbosum (Michx.) Britton; Ill. Fl. N. U.S. [Britton & Brown], ed. 2, 2: 541 (1913)
Name: Pine barren frostweed
Distribution: USA (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina)
78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cistus corymbosus (Michx.) Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.], Suppl. 2: 272 (1811)
= Halimium corymbosum (Michx.) Grosser; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.193, Heft 14 (Cistac.): 50 (1903)
= Helianthemum corymbosum Michx.; Fl. Bor.-Amer. [Michaux] 1: 307 (1803)
species :
Crocanthemum dumosum E.P.Bicknell; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 40: 613 (1913)
Name: Bushy frostweed
Distribution: USA (Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island)
75 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Helianthemum dumosum (E.P.Bicknell) Fernald; Rhodora 19: 60 (1917)
species :
Crocanthemum exaltatum (Rose & Standl.) Janch.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl], 2. Aufl., 21: 305 (1925)
Distribution: Mexico (Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Sinaloa)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Halimium concolor L.Riley; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1923: 107 (1923)
= Halimium exaltatum Rose & Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 833 (1923)
= Helianthemum concolor (L.Riley) J.G.Ortega; Cat. Sist. Pl. Sinaloa 4 (1929)
= Helianthemum exaltatum (Rose & Standl.) J.G.Ortega; Cat. Sist. Pl. Sinaloa 4 (1929)
= Helianthemum exaltatum (Rose & Standl.) R.C.Foster; Contr. Gray Herb. 155, 65 (1945)
species :
Crocanthemum georgianum (Chapm.) Barnhart; Man. S.E. Fl. [Small] 879 (1933)
Name: Georgia frostweed
Distribution: USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas)
74 USA 77 USA 78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Halimium georgianum (Chapm.) Grosser; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.193, Heft 14 (Cistac.): 51 (1903)
= Helianthemum georgianum Chapm.; Fl. South. U.S., ed. 3: 36 (1897)
species :
Crocanthemum glomeratum (Lag.) Janch.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl], 2. Aufl., 21: 305 (1925)
Name: Clustered frostweed
Distribution: USA (Texas); Mexico (Aguascalientes, Baja California Sur, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Ciudad de Mexico, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Zacatecas); Guatemala; Honduras; Costa Rica
77 USA 79 MEX 80 COS GUA HON
Synonyms: hidden
= Cistus flexuosus Grosser; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.193, Heft 14 (Cistac.): 47 (1903)
= Cistus glomeratus Lag.; Gen. Sp. Pl. [Lagasca] 16 (1816)
= Cistus mexicanus (Spach) Sessé & Moc.; Pl. Nov. Hisp. 87 (Naturaleza (Mexico City), Ser. 2, 1: App.) (1888)
= Cistus obcordatus Moc. ex Grosser; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.193, Heft 14 (Cistac.): 47 (1903)
= Halimium glomeratum (Lag.) Grosser; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.193, Heft 14 (Cistac.): 47 (1903)
= Helianthemum astylum Moc. & Sessé ex Dunal
= Helianthemum glomeratum (Lag.) Lag. ex Dunal; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 1: 269 (1824)
= Helianthemum glomeratum var. laxiflorum S.Watson; Cat. Pl. Mexic. 11 (1897)
= Helianthemum mexicanum (Spach) Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 1: 735 (1841)
= Helianthemum obcordatum Moc. & Sessé ex Dunal; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 1: 284 (1824)
= Helianthemum polifolium Hook. & Arn.; Bot. Beechey Voy. 410 (1840)
= Heteromeris glomerata (Lag.) Ponzo
= Heteromeris mexicana Spach; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 6: 370 (1836)
= Lechea mexicana Spach; Compan. Bot. Mag. 2: 289 (1837)
= Taeniostema micranthum Spach; Compan. Bot. Mag. 2: 289 (1836)
= Trichasterophyllum hyssopifolium Willd. ex Link; Jahrb. Gewächsk. 1(3): 69 (1820)
species :
Crocanthemum greenei (B.L.Rob.) Sorrie; Phytologia 93(2): 270 (2011)
Name: Island rushrose
Distribution: USA (California Channel Isl.: Santa Cruz Isl., San Miguel Isl., Santa Catalina Isl., Santa Rosa Isl.)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Crocanthemum occidentale (Greene) Janch.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl], 2. Aufl., 21: 305 (1925)
= Halimium greenei (B.L.Rob.) Breistr.; Bull. Soc. Sci. Dauphiné, Sér. 6, 1: 621 (1947)
= Helianthemum greenei B.L.Rob.; Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1: 191 (1895)
= Helianthemum greenei subsp. sandiegense A.E.Murray; Kalmia 12: 20 (1982)
= Helianthemum occidentale Greene; Bull. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2(6): 144 (1886) non Nyman 1878
species :
Crocanthemum nashii (Britton) Barnhart; Man. S.E. Fl. [Small] 879 (1933)
Name: Florida scrub frostweed
Distribution: USA (Florida, North Carolina)
78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Crocanthemum thyrsoideum (Barnhart) Janch.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl], 2. Aufl., 21: 307 (1925)
= Halimium nashii (Britton) Grosser; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.193, Heft 14 (Cistac.): 49 (1903)
= Helianthemum nashii Britton; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 22: 147 (1895)
= Helianthemum thyrsoideum Barnhart; Fl. S.E. U.S. [Small] 797 (1903)
species :
Crocanthemum nutans (Brandegee) Janch.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl], 2. Aufl., 21: 307 (1925)
Distribution: Mexico (Baja California)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Halimium nutans (Brandegee) Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 834 (1923)
= Helianthemum nutans Brandegee; Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Ser. 2, 2: 129 (1889)
species :
Crocanthemum patens (Hemsl.) comb.ined.
Distribution: Mexico (Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, Zacatecas)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Helianthemum patens Hemsl.; Diagn. Pl. Nov. Mexic. 2: 20 (1879)
= Halimium patens (Hemsl.) Grosser; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.193, Heft 14 (Cistac.): 46 (1903)
species :
Crocanthemum pringlei (S.Watson) Janch.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl], 2. Aufl., 21: 305 (1925)
Distribution: Mexico (Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Durango, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, San Luis Potosí, Sonora, Veracruz, Zacatecas); Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua
79 MEX 80 GUA HON NIC
Synonyms: hidden
= Halimium pringlei (S.Watson) Grosser ex Loes.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 3: 214
= Halimium pringlei (S.Watson) Grosser; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.193, Heft 14 (Cistac.): 46 (1903)
= Helianthemum pringlei S.Watson; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 23: 268 (1888)
= Heteromeris pringlei (S.Watson) Ponzo
species :
Crocanthemum propinquum (E.P.Bicknell) E.P.Bicknell; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 40: 615 (1913)
Name: Low frostweed
Distribution: USA (Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia)
75 USA 78 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Helianthemum propinquum E.P.Bicknell ex Britton; Man. Fl. N. States [Britton], ed. 2: 1069 (1905)
species :
Crocanthemum pugae (Calderón) comb.ined.
Distribution: Mexico (Aguascalientes, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Queretaro, San Luis Potosí)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Helianthemum pugae Calderón; Acta Bot. Mex. 16: 89 (1991)
species :
Crocanthemum rosmarinifolium (Pursh) Janch.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl], 2. Aufl., 21: 307 (1925)
Name: Rosemary frostweed
Distribution: USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas); Dominican Republic
74 USA 77 USA 78 USA 81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Crocanthemum domingense (Urb.) Janch.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl], 2. Aufl., 21: 305 (1925)
= Crocanthemum stenophyllum (Urb.) Janch.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl], 2. Aufl., 21: 305 (1925)
= Halimium domingense Urb.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 7: 286 (1912)
= Halimium rosmarinifolium (Pursh) Grosser; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.193, Heft 14 (Cistac.): 49 (1903)
= Halimium stenophyllum Urb.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 7: 524 (1913)
= Helianthemum capitatum Nutt. ex Engelm. & A.Gray; Boston J. Nat. Hist. 5: 212 (1847)
= Helianthemum polifolium (Spach) Torr. & A.Gray; Fl. N. Amer. [Torrey & A.Gray] 1: 151 (1838)
= Helianthemum rosmarinifolium Pursh; Fl. Amer. Sept. [Pursh] 2: 364 (1816)
= Heteromeris polifolia Spach; Compan. Bot. Mag. 2: 291 (1836)
= Horanthes podanisia Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 133 (1838)
species :
Crocanthemum scoparium Millsp.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 5: 175 (1923)
Name: Bisbee Peak rushrose
Distribution: USA (California); Mexico (Baja California Norte)
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Halimium scoparium (Nutt.) Grosser; Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV.193, Heft 14 (Cistac.): 35 (1903)
= Helianthemum scoparium Nutt.; Fl. N. Amer. [Torrey & A.Gray] 1: 152 (1838)
variant :
var. vulgare (Jeps.) Sorrie; Phytologia 93(2): 271 (2011)
Distribution: USA (California); Mexico (Baja California Norte)
76 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Helianthemum scoparium var. vulgare Jeps.; Man. Fl. Pl. Calif. [Jepson] [4]: 641 (1925)
species :
Crocanthemum suffrutescens (B.Schreib.) Sorrie; Phytologia 93(2): 271 (2011)
Distribution: USA (California: Amador Co., Calaveras Co.)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Helianthemum suffrutescens Schreib.; Madroño 5: 81 (1939)
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