Taxon: Cistus monspeliensis L.

• the 2 historical accession(s) associated with this name.
• Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.

Common names:

• Montpelier rock-rose   (Source: Dict Gard ) – English
  
• Montpellier-Zistrose   (Source: Zander Ency ) – German
  
• smalbladig cistros   (Source: Vara kulturvaxt namn ) – Swedish
  

Economic importance:

• Bee plants: honey production   (fide F Int Apico)
  
• Environmental: ornamental   (fide Dict Gard; Hortus 3)
  
• Gene sources: ornamental features   (fide Dict Gard)
  

Distributional range:

• AFRICA
  Northern Africa: Algeria; Morocco; Tunisia
• ASIA-TEMPERATE
  Western Asia: Cyprus
• EUROPE
  Southeastern Europe: Albania; Former Yugoslavia; Greece [incl. Crete]; Italy [incl. Sicily]
  Southwestern Europe: France [incl. Corsica]; Portugal; Spain [incl. Baleares]

• also cultivated

References:

• Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. 2009. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin).
• Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage.
• Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen.
• Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984–. Med-Checklist.
• Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening.
• Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931–1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
• Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
• Ortega-Sada, J. L. 1987. Flora de interes apicola y polinizacion de cultivos.
• Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea.

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Cistus monspeliensis.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Cistus monspeliensis.

Search Biodiversity Heritage Library for historical publications referencing Cistus monspeliensis.

Check other web resources for Cistus monspeliensis L.:

• Flora Europaea: Database of European Plants (ESFEDS)
• ICRA: International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource). for Cistus monspeliensis cultivars
• ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
• Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Check other web resources for images:

• PlantSystematics.org
• Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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