Subgenus
Leucocistus (White and whitish-pink cistus clade)
Cistus × hybridus. Photo: (c) arthurash, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Cistus (from the Greek kistos) is a genus of flowering plants in the rockrose family Cistaceae, containing about 20 species (Ellul et al. 2002). They are perennial shrubs found on dry or rocky soils throughout the Mediterranean region, from Morocco and Portugal through to the Middle East, and also on the Canary Islands.
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
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Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
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Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
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Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
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Order: Malvales (Mallows, rock-roses, and allies)
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Family: Cistaceae (Rock-rose family)
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Genus: Cistus (Shrubby rock-roses)
- Subgenus: Leucocistus (White and whitish-pink cistus clade)
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Genus: Cistus (Shrubby rock-roses)
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Family: Cistaceae (Rock-rose family)
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Order: Malvales (Mallows, rock-roses, and allies)
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Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
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Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
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Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
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Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
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