Cytinus hypocistis (L.) L.

Cytinelle (fr), Cytinet (fr), Cytinet des cistes (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Cytinaceae > Cytinus

Characteristics

A herb. It grows attached to other plants. It is a small plant up to 13 cm tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support parasite
Foliage retention -
Sexuality
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.07 - 0.1
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Maquis and garigue, parasitic on the roots of several species but especially Cistus species.
More
It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The flowers are sucked. The flower heads are eaten raw.
Uses medicinal
Edible flowers
Therapeutic use Astringent (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Tumor(Throat) (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Cytinus hypocistis habit picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)
Cytinus hypocistis habit picture by Martin Marti (cc-by-sa)
Cytinus hypocistis habit picture by Fernandez David (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Cytinus hypocistis leaf picture by Robert (cc-by-sa)
Cytinus hypocistis leaf picture by Claude Ecochard (cc-by-sa)
Cytinus hypocistis leaf picture by Lisa Lau (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cytinus hypocistis flower picture by Rico García Antonio (cc-by-sa)
Cytinus hypocistis flower picture by laurent boniface (cc-by-sa)
Cytinus hypocistis flower picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Fruit

Cytinus hypocistis fruit picture by Josep Llacuna (cc-by-sa)
Cytinus hypocistis fruit picture by Joël Mazuray (cc-by-sa)
Cytinus hypocistis fruit picture by Cristian Mallo Méndez (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cytinus hypocistis world distribution map, present in France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:316032-1
WFO ID wfo-0000636331
COL ID 33RW2
BDTFX ID 20928
INPN ID 94079
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Hypocistis lutea Asarum hypocistis Hypocistis hypocistis Thyrsine hypocistis Cytinus hypocistis f. solaris Cytinus hypocistis var. ochraceus Cytinus hypocistis subsp. ochraceus Cytinus hypocistis var. lutea Cytinus hypocistis

Lower taxons

Cytinus hypocistis subsp. pityusensis Cytinus hypocistis subsp. subexsertum