Crocanthemum arenicola

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Cistaceae
Genus: Crocanthemum
Species: Crocanthemum arenicola

Name

Crocanthemum arenicola (Chapm.) Barnhart in J.K.Small, Man. S.E. Fl.: 879 (1933).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Helianthemum arenicola Chapm., Fl. South. U.S.: 35 (1860).
    • Typus: "West Florida," Apalachicola, Chapman (Lectotype: US 6889, isolectotypes: GH, MO 788712).

• Homotypic
  • Halimium arenicola (Chapm.) Grosser in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 193: 49 (1903).
• Heterotypic
  • Helianthemum canadense var. obtusum Alph.Wood, Class-book Bot., ed. 2b: 246 (1861), "obtusa".

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Florida, Mississippi. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Small, J.K. 1933. Manual of the Southeastern Flora . XXII+1554 pp. Published by the author, New York. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Daoud, H.S. & Wilbur, R.L. 1965. A revision of the North American species of Helianthemum (Cistaceae). Rhodora 67(769): 63–82 JSTOR BHL, (770): 201–216 JSTOR BHL, (771): 255–312. JSTOR BHL. 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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Crocanthemum arenicola in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov 22. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Crocanthemum arenicola. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Nov 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Crocanthemum arenicola. Published online. Accessed: 22 Nov 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Crocanthemum arenicola. Accessed: 22 Nov 2025. Reference page. 
• Wunderlin, R.P. & Hansen, B.F. 2008. Crocanthemum arenicola in Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants. Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Jun 31.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Crocanthemum arenicola in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Gulf Coast frostweed