Montpelier Cistus

Description

Cistus monspeliensis is a shrub with evergreen leaves and a hairy, glandular, sticky texture. The leaves are linear to lance-shaped, green, wrinkly, and up to 5 centimeters long.The inflorescence is generally a panicle of 2 to 8 flowers, each with five sepals and white petals.The plant has been reported elsewhere as an introduced species, and in California as an invasive species.