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Rosaceae

Halfshrub rockmat

Petrophytum cinerascens (Piper) Rydb.

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Petrophytum

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Halfshrub rockmat: Petrophytum cinerascens im Botanischen Garten Kopenhagen
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (11)
arz
بيتروفيتوم سينيراسينس
Bulgarian
Petrophyton cinerascens
Dutch
Petrophyton cinerascens
English
Halfshrub rockmat, Petrophyton cinerascens
French
Petrophyton cinerascens
German
Aschgraue Felsspiere, Petrophyton cinerascens
Italian
Petrophyton cinerascens
Latin
Petrophyton cinerascens
Russian
Petrophyton cinerascens
Spanish
Petrophyton cinerascens
Ukrainian
Petrophyton cinerascens

Synonyms

  • Luetkea cinerascens (Piper) A.Heller
  • Spiraea cinerascens Piper

Characteristics

Growth habit
Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.