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Helianthemum croceum

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Authors: Desf.   Pers.  

Botanical Description

loose to more or less compact. Leaves to 2cm long, linear to rounded, thick, usually greytomentose, margins sometimes revolute. Flowers to 2cm across, bright yellow to orange, sometimes white. Very variable. Portugal, southern Spain, western Mediterranean, on open mountain slopes and in scrub and open woods. Not reliably hardy.