Cistaceae

Salvia cistus

Cistus salviifolius L.

Family: Cistaceae
Genus: Cistus

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Salvia cistus (Cistus salviifolius) — FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (22)

Arabic: قريضة مريمية الأوراق
arz: قريضه مريمية الاوراق
Asturian: Carpizu moriscu
Azerbaijani: Sürvəyarpaq buxurkolu
Bulgarian: Тамянка
Catalan: Estepa borrera
Chinese: 鼠尾草叶岩蔷薇, 丹参叶岩蔷薇
Czech: Cist šalvějolistý
English: Salvia cistus, Gallipoli rose, Sage-leaved rock-rose
Finnish: Salviakistus
French: Ciste à feuilles de sauge
Galician: Carpaza moura
German: Salbeiblättrige Zistrose
Greek: Κίστος ο σφακομηλόφυλλος, Άσπρη λαδανιά
Hebrew: לוטם מרווני
Malayalam: സിസ്റ്റസ് സാൽവിഫോളിയസ്
Persian: شبه رز
Portuguese: Saganho-mouro
Russian: Ладанник шалфеелистный, Cístus salviifólius
Slovenian: Kaduljelistni brškin, Kaduljevolistni brškin
Spanish: Jaguarzo morisco
Turkish: Adaçayı yapraklı laden

Synonyms

Cistus apricus Timb.-Lagr.
Cistus arrigens Timb.-Lagr.
Cistus elegans Timb.-Lagr.
Cistus fruticans Timb.-Lagr.
Cistus humilis Timb.-Lagr.
Cistus microphyllus Timb.-Lagr.
Cistus platyphyllus Timb.-Lagr.
Cistus rhodanensis Timb.-Lagr.
Cistus salviifolius f. biflorus Willk.
Cistus salviifolius f. brevipedunculatus Willk.
Cistus salviifolius f. cymosus Willk.
Cistus salviifolius f. grandifolius Willk.
Cistus salviifolius f. longipedunculatus Willk.
Cistus salviifolius f. macrocalyx Willk.
Cistus salviifolius prol. apricus (Jord. & Fourr.) Rouy & Foucaud
Cistus salviifolius prol. arrigens (Jord. & Fourr.) Rouy & Foucaud
Cistus salviifolius prol. elegans (Jord. & Fourr.) Rouy & Foucaud
Cistus salviifolius prol. fruticans (Jord. & Fourr.) Rouy & Foucaud
Cistus salviifolius prol. platyphyllus (Jord. & Fourr.) Rouy & Foucaud
Cistus salviifolius prol. rhodanensis (Jord. & Fourr.) Rouy & Foucaud
Cistus salviifolius prol. velutinus (Jord. & Fourr.) Rouy & Foucaud
Cistus salviifolius var. biflorus (Willk.) Willk.
Cistus salviifolius var. brevipedunculatus Willk.
Cistus salviifolius var. corbariensis Rouy & Foucaud
Cistus salviifolius var. cymosus Willk.
Cistus salviifolius var. elegans (Jord. & Fourr.) P.Fourn.
Cistus salviifolius var. fissipetalus Sennen
Cistus salviifolius var. flavescens Rouy & Foucaud
Cistus salviifolius var. grandifolius Willk.
Cistus salviifolius var. longipedunculatus Willk.
Cistus salviifolius var. macrocalyx (Willk.) Willk.
Cistus salviifolius var. microphyllus (Jord. & Fourr.) P.Fourn.
Cistus salviifolius var. occidentalis Rouy & Foucaud
Cistus salviifolius var. pandoanus Font Quer
Cistus salviifolius var. rierae Sennen
Cistus salviifolius var. schizocalyx Sennen
Cistus salviifolius var. undulatifolius Kotschy
Cistus salviifolius var. vulgaris Willk.
Cistus sideritis C.Presl
Cistus velutinus Timb.-Lagr.

and 12 more.

Flowers

In flower: March to May (from 2,074 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alessandro Popoli, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Pantazi Katerina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Chaym Turak, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Peter A. Mansfeld, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.