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Cistus albidus
Cistus albidus
38.6473, 0.0680219
Field Notes
Description:
It is a shrub of 5 to 10 cm tall, not branched. The leaves are 5-10 cm in length and are opposite with three ribs very marked and whitish. The flowers are 5 cm in diameter, pink, and are solitary or in groups of three or four at the end of the branches
Habitat:
It is native to the Mediterranean, especially in the Iberian Peninsula, where it grows on land rich in lime, hot, dry climate.
Notes:
#2 Oxythyrea funesta feeding on the pollen
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PublishedMarch 23, 2012
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