9-5-2022 VAL DE LUGAR, ALICANTE - GREY LEAVED CISTUS (Cistus albidus)

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/82673-Cistus-albidus

23-5-2020 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - GREY LEAVED CISTUS (Cistus albidus)

4-4-2020 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - GREY LEAVED CISTUS (Cistus albidus)

13-3-2019 CASTELL DE CASTELLS, ALICANTE - GREY LEAVED CISTUS (Cistus albidus)

11-3-2019 VAL D'EBO, VALENCIA - GREY LEAVED CISTUS (Cistus albidus)

Cistus albidus, the grey-leaved cistus, is a shrubby species of flowering plant in the family Cistaceae, with pink to purple flowers, native to south-western Europe and western north Africa.

Cistus albidus grows up to 1 m (3 ft) tall. Its leaves are oblong to elliptical in shape, usually 2–5 cm (0.8–2.0 in) long by 0.5–2 cm (0.2–0.8 in) wide. They have three prominent veins and are densely covered with short hairs, producing a greyish-white appearance. The flowers are arranged in cymes of one to seven individual flowers, each 4–6 cm (1.6–2.4 in) across with five purple to pink petals and five sepals.

Cistus albidus is native to the west of Southern Europe and western North Africa, particularly around the Mediterranean, including Portugal, Spain, the Balearic Islands, France, Corsica, Italy, Sardinia, and Morocco.

18-2-2019 JAVEA PORT, ALICANTE - GREY LEAVED CISTUS (Cistus albidus)