Cistus

Description

Cistus × incanus L. is a hybrid between Cistus albidus and Cistus crispus.[2] The name "Cistus incanus" (synonym C. villosus) has been used by other authors in a different sense, for Cistus creticus (at least in part). The English name hoary rock-rose may be used to refer to this species,[3] among others. Because of confusion between the original species named by Linnaeus in 1753 and the way in which the name was used by later authors (see § Taxonomy), plants described under this name may actually belong to different species. C. × incanus is a shrubby plant, to about 1 m (3 ft) tall, with grey-green leaves and pink to purple flowers.