Cistus ladanifer

L.

Gum Rock-rose

GNRUnranked Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.154713
Element CodePDCIS01030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderViolales
FamilyCistaceae
GenusCistus
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
Epithet here corrected to 'ladanifer' (see Stearn, Botanical Latin, example of 'florifer'); misspelled by Kartesz (1994 Checklist) as 'ladaniferus' (as is often incorrectly done, cf. new Jepson manual, California).
Conservation Status
Review Date1993-11-16
Change Date1993-02-14
Edition Date1993-11-16
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C.
Rank Reasons
Native to Europe. Naturalized in CA.
Range Extent Comments
Native to southwest Europe. Naturalized in CA.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Disturbed places; <300 m.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNA
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaSNANo
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
California (5)
AreaForestAcres
Arroyo SecoAngeles National Forest4,703
Sespe - FrazierAngeles National Forest4,254
Strawberry PeakAngeles National Forest7,245
TuleAngeles National Forest9,861
West ForkAngeles National Forest1,169
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2015. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 6. Magnoliophyta: Cucurbitaceae to Droserceae. Oxford University Press, New York. 496 pp + xxiv.
  2. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.