FNPS Plant Database
Crocanthemum spp.
Nomenclature
Common Name:
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Family:
Cistaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
Size:
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Considerations:
Availability:
Propagation:
Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Somewhat moist, no flooding -to- Very long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand
Soil pH:
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B
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Ecology
Wildlife:
The primary pollinator is bees, including bumblebees, though at least for some species, flies and beetles visit some Crocanthemum species.
Native Habitats:
Comments:
Ethnobotany:
General Comments:
Citations:
Rodríguez-Pérez J. (2005). Breeding system, flower visitors and seedling survival of two endangered species of Helianthemum (Cistaceae). Annals of botany, 95(7), 1229–1236. ( https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mci137. Accessed 2026.
Smith, Welby. (2018). Rare Species Guide: Crocanthemum canadenses. ( https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/rsg/profile.html?action=elementDetail&selectedElement=PDCIS02030
). Accessed 2026. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.
