Cistaceae
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Vernacular names of plants within the Family Cistaceae

American sunrose
frostweed
goldenheather
island rushrose
pinweed
rockrose
woolly beachheather

Hierarchical position of the Family Cistaceae

   Regnum  Plantae
common name: The plant kingdom
  
   Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist
syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta
pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: angiosperms, flowering plants
  
   Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal
pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996.
common name: Angiosperms
  
   Classis  Rosopsida Batsch
pub. Dispos. Gen. Pl. Jenens.: 28. 1788.
  
   Subclassis  Dilleniidae Takht. ex Reveal & Tahkt.
pub. 1993
  
   SuperOrdo  Malvanae Takht.
pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 242. Jan-Mar 1967.
  
   Ordo  Cistales Rchb.
pub. Bot. Damen: 496. 1828.
  
   Subordo  Cistineae Rchb.
pub. Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch: lxxvi. Jul 1841.
  
   Familia  Cistaceae Juss.
pub. Gen. Pl.: 294. 4 Aug 1789.
common name: Rock-roses
  

Named members of the Family Cistaceae

1
   Genus  Atlanthemum Raynaud
syn. Helianthemum Mill.
2
   Subfamilia  Cistoideae Eaton
pub. Bot. Dict., ed. 4: 42. Apr-Mai 1836.
  
 
3
   Tribus  Cisteae Rchb.
pub. Fl. Germ. Excurs. 2(2): 710, 711. 1832.
  
 
4
   Genus  Cistus L.
pub. (1753)
common name: rockrose
  
5
   Genus  Crocanthemum Spach
syn. Halimium (Dunal) Spach
6
   Tribus  Fumaneae Willk. in Willk. & Lange
pub. Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 3: 706. Apr-Mai 1880.
 
7
   Genus  Fumana
pub. (Dunal) Spach (1836)
8
   Genus  Halimiocistus Janch.
9
   Genus  Halimium (Dunal) Spach
10
   Genus  Helianthemum Mill.
pub. (1754)
common name: frostweed
  
11
   Genus  Hudsonia L.
common name: goldenheather
12
   Tribus  Lecheeae Spach
pub. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., s�r. 2, 6: 371. Dec 1836.
 
13
   Genus  Lechea L.
pub. (1753)
common name: pinweed
14
   Genus  Therocistus Holub
syn. Tuberaria (Dunal) Spach
15
   Genus  Tuberaria (Dunal) Spach

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.

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