Cytinaceae

Cytinus hypocistis (L.) L.

Family: Cytinaceae
Genus: Cytinus

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Cytinus hypocistis: (en) Yellow Cytinus ( Cytinus hypocistis ), a photography originating of the internet site http://sophy.u-3mrs.fr/ . The accord of the autor, H. Brisse, is here — Photo: Henry Brisse, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (8)

Arabic: دغموس قابض, ذعلوق
Dutch: Gele hypocist
Finnish: Keltakistuksenloisio
French: Cytinelle, Cytinet
Galician: Apóutega
German: Gelber Zistrosenwürger
Russian: Подладанник жёлтый
Spanish: Ipocisto comune

Synonyms

Asarum hypocistis L.
Cytinus hypocistis f. solaris Finschow
Cytinus hypocistis subsp. ochraceus (Guss.) Wettst.
Cytinus hypocistis var. lutea (Fourr.) Briq.
Cytinus hypocistis var. ochraceus Guss.
Hypocistis hypocistis (L.) Linding.
Hypocistis lutea Fourr.
Thyrsine hypocistis (L.) Walp.

Photos

Photo: Henry Brisse, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sten Porse, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: ph carpentier, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Henry Brisse, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Firme Isabel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Luis Nunes Alberto, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Marie-claude, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Luis nunes alberto, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: marco_piras, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Maarten Sepp, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: danybeep, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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). About our plant data.