''Cistus halimifolius'' is a

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

in the

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Cistaceae The Cistaceae are a small family of plants (rock-rose or rock rose family) known for their beautiful shrubs, which are profusely covered by flowers at the time of blossom. This family consists of about 170(-200) species in eight genera that are ...

. it is a

subshrub A subshrub (Latin ''suffrutex'') or undershrub is either a small shrub (e.g. prostrate shrubs) or a perennial that is largely herbaceous but slightly woody at the base (e.g. garden pink and florist's chrysanthemum). The term is often interch ...

or shrub

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to the western and central Mediterranean Basin, Including Portugal, mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands, Corsica, Sardinia, the Italian peninsula, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.

References

halimifolius Flora of Algeria Flora of the Balearic Islands Flora of Corsica Flora of Italy Flora of Morocco Flora of Portugal Flora of Sardinia Flora of Spain Flora of Tunisia Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Malvales-stub