WorldFloraDB - Cistus crispus

Characteristics

A shrub.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

shrub

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

evergreen

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

entomogamy

Spread

barochory

Mature width (meter)

0.5 - 1.0

Mature height (meter)

0.48 - 0.5

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

0.3

Root diameter (meter)

0.4

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

Thickets and clearings in cork oak forests, growing in regions of hot climate, preferably on very clayey soils, and especially in red soils lacking in calcium that are liable to be flooded in winter.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	invertebrate food medicinal
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.

Mode	cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days)	7 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°)	18 - 21
Germination luminosity	light
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-12
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-