Cistaceae

Willowleaf frostweed

Helianthemum salicifolium (L.) Mill.

Family: Cistaceae
Genus: Helianthemum

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Willowleaf frostweed (Helianthemum salicifolium) — FlowerPhoto: Emanuele Santarelli, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: رقروق صفصافي الأوراق
Bulgarian: Върболистен жълтак
Chinese: 柳叶半日花
English: Willowleaf frostweed, Willow-leaved rockrose
French: Hélianthème à feuilles de saule
German: Weidenblatt-Sonnenröschen, Weidenblättriges Sonnenröschen

Synonyms

Aphananthemum salicifolium (L.) Fourr.
Cistus salicifolius L.
Helianthemum salicifolium subsp. intermedium Thibaud
Helianthemum salicifolium var. vulgare Willk.

Flowers

In flower: March to May (from 70 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Emanuele Santarelli, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Abdenour Kheloufi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: NoRud, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Olivier Argagnon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: jacinta lluch valero at flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Luis Gómez Ortega, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Tim Johnson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Garcia, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Jorge Íñiguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.