Crocanthemum greenei

Crocanthemum greenei

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

Familia: Cistaceae
Genus: Crocanthemum
Species: Crocanthemum greenei

Name

Crocanthemum greenei (B.L.Rob.) Sorrie, Phytologia 93: 270 (2011).

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym
  • Helianthemum occidentale Greene, Bull. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2(6): 144 (1886), nom. illeg.
    • Typus: U.S.A.: California, Santa Barbara County, Island of Santa Cruz, July & August 1886, Greene s.n. (Holotype: ND; isotype: NY).
• Basionym
  • Helianthemum greenei B.L.Rob. in A.Gray, Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(1): 191 (1895).
• Homotypic
  • Halimium greenei (B.L.Rob.) Breistr., Bull. Soc. Sci. Dauphiné, sér. 6, 1: 621 (1947).
  • Crocanthemum occidentale (Greene) Janch. in H.G.A.Engler, Nat. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2. 21: 305 (1925).
• Heterotypic
  • Helianthemum mendocinense Eastw. ex Grosser in Engl., Pflanzenr. IV. 193(Heft 14): 35 (1903), nom. inval.
  • Helianthemum greenei subsp. sandiegense A.E.Murray, Kalmia 12: 20 (1982), nom. inval.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California (California Channel, Santa Cruz, San Miguel, Santa Catalina & Santa Rosa Islands) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sorrie, B.A. 2011. Transfer of North American Helianthemum to Crocanthemum (Cistaceae): new combinations. Phytologia 93(2): 270–271. BHL. Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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 greenei in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 26. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Crocanthemum greenei. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Crocanthemum greenei. Published online. Accessed: 26 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Crocanthemum greenei. Accessed: 26 Dec 2025. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Crocanthemum greenei in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Island rushrose

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