Halimium ocymoides (syn. Cistus algarvensis), the basil-leaved rock rose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cistaceae, native to Portugal and Spain in the Iberian Peninsula, and northern Morocco in Northwest Africa.[1] It is an erect evergreen shrub growing to 60 cm (24 in) tall by 100 cm (3 ft) wide, with woolly grey-green leaves and bright yellow flowers in spring. The flowers may have a dark brown blotch at the base of each petal.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Cistaceae |
| Genus: | Halimium |
| Species: | H. ocymoides
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In cultivation this plant requires a sandy soil and full sun.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Halimium ocymoides" (PDF). Flora Iberica. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ^ "Halimium ocymoides". The Cistus & Halimium website. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Halimium ocymoides". Retrieved 14 July 2013.