HELIANTHEMUM Mill. - RUSHROSE
Scientific Description:
Dwarf shrubs, perennial or annual herbs. Leaves opposite, usually stipulate, petiolate or subsessile. Sepals 5, the outer 2 linear, much smaller than the inner 3. Petals (in Turkey) usually yellow. Stamens all fertile, stigmas borne on styles curved at least at base. Carpels 3. Seeds 3-many.
Reference:
Coode MJE (1965). Helianthemum Adans, In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 1: 508–510.
Public Description:
Helianthemum is a genus of shrubs or subshrubs and annual or perennial herbs, known as “rock rose”, “sunrose”, “rushrose”, “longbranch frostweed” or “frostweed”. It is widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere, especially in the Mediterranean. There are approximately 73 species in the world and 16 species (17 taxa) in Türkiye. Due to the flashy flowers in orange, pink, yellow or white tones, some natural species and hybrids are used as ornamental plants.
References:
Anonymous 1 (2016). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helianthemum, Accessed date: 05.01.2016.
Anonymous 2 (2016). http://www.craigiehallnursery.co.uk/ourshop/cat_582562-Helianthemum.html/, Accessed date: 05.01.2016.
Anonymous 3 (2016). http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Cistaceae/Helianthemum/, Accessed date: 05.01.2016.
Yeşilyurt B E (2012). Helianthemum Mill., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 369–371.
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