Flora of Israel | Cistaceae (Rock rose) | plant family
Family Cistaceae,
Rockrose Family, משפחת הלטמיים
Shrubs, subshrubs or herbs; diverse hair types on the calyx, stem and leaf; flower with three large sepals and two smaller or absent sepals; usually five separate petals, but sometimes fewer; numerous stamens, and all these parts are attached at the base of the ovary. Ovary superior with three carpels.
Genus Cistus, לוטם:
Genus Tuberaria, שמשונית: Genus Fumana, לטמית:
Fumana arabica
Fumana thymifolia