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Cistaceae

Fumana arabica (L.) Spach

Family
Cistaceae
Genus
Fumana

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Fumana arabica (Fumana arabica)
FlowerPhoto: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)
Arabic
دخانية عربية
Bulgarian
Арабска фумана
Hebrew
לוטמית ערבית
Persian
گل آفتابی گسترده عربی

Synonyms

  • Cistus arabicus L.
  • Cistus ferrugineus Lam.
  • Cistus savi Bertol. ex Dunal
  • Fumana arabica var. incanescens Hausskn.
  • Fumana ferruginea (Lam.) Raf.
  • Fumana pinatzii Rech.f.
  • Fumana viscidula Juz.
  • Helianthemum arabicum (L.) Pers.
  • Helianthemum savii Bertol.
  • Helianthemum syriacum Ehrenb. ex Willk.
  • Helianthemum viscidulum Steven ex Dunal

Flowers

In flower
February to May (from 102 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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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.