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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.

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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