Crocanthemum propinquum

Crocanthemum propinquum

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: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Cistaceae
Genus: Crocanthemum
Species: Crocanthemum propinquum

Name

Crocanthemum propinquum (E.P.Bicknell) E.P.Bicknell, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 40: 615 (1913).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Helianthemum propinquum E.P.Bicknell in N.L.Britton, Man. Fl. N. States, ed. 2: 1069 (1905).
    • Typus: New York. Long Island, Valley Stream, August 1908, Bicknell (Holotype: NY)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bicknell, E.P. 1913. The ferns and flowering plants of Nantucket – XI. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 40(1): 605–624. JSTOR BHL Reference page. 
• Britton, N.L. 1905. Manual of the Flora of the northern States and Canada. Second edition, revised and enlarged. 1112 pp. Henry Holt, 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 propinquum 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 propinquum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Crocanthemum propinquum. Published online. Accessed: 26 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Crocanthemum propinquum. Accessed: 26 Dec 2025. Reference page. 
• JSTOR Global Plants. Crocanthemum propinquum. Accessed: 26 Dec 2025 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Creeping frostweed

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