Helianthemum aegyptiacum (L.) Mill.

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Taxonomy: Fam. Cistaceae// Genus: Helianthemum// Species: Helianthemum aegyptiacum (L.) Mill.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1995) and Proctor and Heywood (1968 in Tutin et al.).

Lifeform: Annual; Therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native to the Mediterranean region and West Asia according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  Dry open dry habitats: hill pastures and rocky terrains in the lowland.

Flowering period: Spring (APR, MAY).

Helianthemum aegyptiacum – habit in habitat. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Helianthemum aegyptiacum – habit in habitat. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Helianthemum aegyptiacum – habit. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Helianthemum aegyptiacum – habit. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Helianthemum aegyptiacum – inflorescence with flowers and fruits. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Helianthemum aegyptiacum – inflorescence with flowers and fruits. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Helianthemum aegyptiacum – flower. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Helianthemum aegyptiacum – flower and flower buds. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Helianthemum aegyptiacum – calyx. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Helianthemum aegyptiacum – capsules. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Helianthemum aegyptiacum – capsules. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Helianthemum aegyptiacum – capsules. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Helianthemum aegyptiacum – developing inflorescence with cauline leaves. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Helianthemum aegyptiacum – stem wth cauline leaves. Osogovo, Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: gorge of “Kochanska” River,

Helianthemum aegyptiacum – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimittovski.
Helianthemum aegyptiacum – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimittovski.
Helianthemum aegyptiacum– flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimittovski.
Helianthemum aegyptiacum – flower buds. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 29.04.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimittovski.

References:

Helianthemum aegyptiacum (L.) Mill. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:168714-1 [Accessed 31.05.2021].

Helianthemum aegyptiacum. Raab-Straube, E. von 2018+: Cistaceae. – In: Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/ef67320a-e595-450b-8008-fc83ff8a81fb [Accessed 21.01.2026].

Micevski, K. 1995. Helianthemum Miller, The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia. Vol. I, Book 3. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 551–559.

Proctor, M. C. F. and Heywood, V. H. 1968. Helianthemum Miller. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 286–291.

Last update: 21.01.2026.