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Cistaceae

not marked as a favorite taxon Cistaceae A.L. de Jussieu. Common name: Rockrose Family.

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A family of about 8 genera and 180 species, shrubs and herbs, of warm temperate and subtropical areas, centered in Mediterranean Europe.

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References: Arrington & Kubitzki (2003) In Kubitzki & Bayer (2003); Strother (2015c) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2015). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Cistaceae© Keith Bradley | Lechea
image #2 of Cistaceae© Keith Bradley | Crocanthemum | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Cistaceae© Zihao Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Zihao Wang | Lechea source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Cistaceae© Alan M. Cressler | Crocanthemum | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Cistaceae© Keith Bradley | Hudsonia
image #6 of Cistaceae© Floyd A. Griffith | Crocanthemum | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Cistaceae© Bruce A. Sorrie | Crocanthemum | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Cistaceae© Erik Danielson | Hudsonia source | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Cistaceae© Bruce A. Sorrie | Crocanthemum carolinianum | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Cistaceae© Kimberlie Sasan, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND), uploaded by Kimberlie Sasan | Lechea tenuifolia source | Original Image ⭷

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