Crocanthemum glomeratum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Crocanthemum glomeratum (Lag.) Janch. in H.G.A.Engler, Nat. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2. 21: 305 (1925).

Basionym
- Cistus glomeratus Lag., Gen. Sp. Pl.: 16 (1816).
Homotypic
- Helianthemum glomeratum (Lag.) Lag. ex Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 1: 269 (1824).
- Halimium glomeratum (Lag.) Grosser in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 193: 47 (1903).
- Heteromeris glomerata (Lag.) Ponzo, Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 28: 169 (1921).
Heterotypic
- Trichasterophyllum hyssopifolium Willd. ex Link, Jahrb. Gewächsk. 1(3): 69 (1820).
- Helianthemum obcordatum Moc. & Sessé ex Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 1: 284 (1824).
- Heteromeris mexicana Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 6: 370 (1836).
  - Lechea mexicana Spach, Compan. Bot. Mag. 2: 289 (1837), nom. inval., pro syn.
- Taeniostema micranthum Spach, Compan. Bot. Mag. 2: 289 (1837).
- Helianthemum polifolium Hook. & Arn., Bot. Beechey Voy.: 410 (1840), sensu auct.
- Helianthemum mexicanum Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 735 (1840).
- Cistus mexicanus Sessé & Moc., Naturaleza (Mexico City), ser. 2, 1(App.): 87 (1888).
- Helianthemum glomeratum var. laxiflorum S.Watson in M.Urbina y Altamirano, Cat. Pl. Mexic.: 11 (1897).
- Cistus flexuosus Grosser in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 193: 47 (1903).
- Cistus obcordatus Moc. ex Grosser in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 193: 47 (1903), nom. inval..

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - Texas.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central (Mexico Distrito Federal, Mexico State, Morelos, Puebla, Tlaxcala), Mexico Northeast (Aguascalientes, Coahuila, Chihuahua, Durango, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Nuevo León, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas), Mexico Gulf (Veracruz), Mexico Northwest (Baja California Sur, Sinaloa, Sonora), Mexico Southwest (Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Nayarit, Oaxaca), Mexico Southeast (Chiapas).
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Central America
  - Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras.

Janchen, E.E.A. 1925. Cistaceae. Pp. 283–307 in Engler, H.G.A. (ed.), Gilg, E.F. (red.), Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien nebst ihren Gattungen und wichtigeren Arten, insbesondere den Nutzpflanzen. ed. 2. Band 21. Parietales und Opuntiales. 660 pp. Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig. Internet Archive Reference page.

Sorrie, B.A. 2015. Crocanthemum. Pp. 400–408 in Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.), Flora of North America North of Mexico. Volume 6: Magnoliophyta: Cucurbitaceae to Droseraceae. 496 pp. Oxford University Press, New York / Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-534027-3. efloras FNA Website Reference page.

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Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Crocanthemum glomeratum. Accessed: 26 Dec 2025. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Crocanthemum glomeratum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10. Reference page.