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Botanical Description

Cistus fumana, C. nudifolius, Helianthemum fumana, H. procumbens). To 24cm tall by 40cm across. Leaves heath-like, alternate, 1-1.8cm long. Flowers usually solitary, up to 2cm wide, yellow, often with a darker golden spot near the base of each petal. Most of Europe from Portugal and the Mediterranean to Sweden (not Britain). The more northerly forms should be frost-hardy.