Cistus laurifolius L.

Ciste à feuilles de Laurier (fr), Ciste à feuilles de laurier (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Cistaceae > Cistus

Characteristics

A shrub.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Found on silicolous soils and mesic and high elevations with a Mediterranean mountain climate.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses environmental use gene source invertebrate food medicinal
Edible leaves
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°) 19 - 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Cistus laurifolius habit picture by michel metzger (cc-by-sa)
Cistus laurifolius habit picture by Martinez Manuel (cc-by-sa)
Cistus laurifolius habit picture by Collados Ana (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Cistus laurifolius leaf picture by garcia adrian (cc-by-sa)
Cistus laurifolius leaf picture by Fernández Sergio (cc-by-sa)
Cistus laurifolius leaf picture by Jorge Martinez (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cistus laurifolius flower picture by Martín María José (cc-by-sa)
Cistus laurifolius flower picture by Herrero Esteban Elena (cc-by-sa)
Cistus laurifolius flower picture by Inés Díaz (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Cistus laurifolius fruit picture by perez norma (cc-by-sa)
Cistus laurifolius fruit picture by Fresno Conrado (cc-by-sa)
Cistus laurifolius fruit picture by Sílvia Gilart (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cistus laurifolius world distribution map, present in Andorra, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Morocco, New Zealand, and Portugal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:168336-1
WFO ID wfo-0000607419
COL ID VLMW
BDTFX ID 18001
INPN ID 91684
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Ladanium laurifolium Cistus laurifolius

Lower taxons

Cistus laurifolius subsp. atlanticus