''Tuberaria'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of about 12 species of

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perennial In horticulture, the term perennial ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the year") is used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. It has thus been defined as a plant that lives more than 2 years. The term is also ...

plants in the rockrose family

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 ...

, native to western and southern

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. They occur on dry, stony sites, often close to the sea. The

leaves A leaf (: leaves) is a principal appendage of the stem of a vascular plant, usually borne laterally above ground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", while the leaves, stem, ...

are in a rosette at the base of the plant, and then in opposite pairs up the stem; they are simple oval, 2–5 cm long and 1–2 cm broad. The

flower Flowers, also known as blooms and blossoms, are the reproductive structures of flowering plants ( angiosperms). Typically, they are structured in four circular levels, called whorls, around the end of a stalk. These whorls include: calyx, m ...

s are 2–5 cm diameter, with five petals, yellow with a red spot at the base of each petal, the red spot acting as a 'target' for pollinating

insect Insects (from Latin ') are Hexapoda, hexapod invertebrates of the class (biology), class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (Insect morphology#Head, head, ...

s. ''Tuberaria'' species are used as food plants by the

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e of some

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species including the ''

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'' case-bearers ''C. confluella'' (recorded on ''T. guttata'') and ''C. helianthemella'' (recorded on ''T. lignosa'').

Species

12 species are accepted. *''

Tuberaria acuminata ''Tuberaria'' is a genus of about 12 species of annual or perennial plants in the rockrose family Cistaceae, native to western and southern Europe. They occur on dry, stony sites, often close to the sea. The leaves are in a rosette at the base o ...

'' (Viv.) Grosser *'' Tuberaria brevipes'' (Boiss. & Reut.) Willk. *''

Tuberaria bupleurifolia ''Tuberaria'' is a genus of about 12 species of annual or perennial plants in the rockrose family Cistaceae, native to western and southern Europe. They occur on dry, stony sites, often close to the sea. The leaves are in a rosette at the base o ...

'' (Lam.) Willk. *''

Tuberaria × colombina ''Tuberaria'' is a genus of about 12 species of annual or perennial plants in the rockrose family Cistaceae, native to western and southern Europe. They occur on dry, stony sites, often close to the sea. The leaves are in a rosette at the base o ...

'' *'' Tuberaria commutata'' *''

Tuberaria echioides ''Tuberaria'' is a genus of about 12 species of annual plant, annual or perennial plant, perennial plants in the rockrose family Cistaceae, native to western and southern Europe. They occur on dry, stony sites, often close to the sea. The leaf, ...

'' (Lam.) Willk. *'' Tuberaria globulariifolia'' (Lam.) Willk. *''

Tuberaria guttata ''Tuberaria guttata'', the spotted rock-rose or annual rock-rose, is an annual plant of the Mediterranean region which also occurs very locally in Wales and Ireland. The flowers are very variable with the characteristic spot at the base of the p ...

'' (L.) Fourr. *'' Tuberaria lignosa'' (Sweet) Samp. *'' Tuberaria lipopetala'' *'' Tuberaria macrosepala'' (Coss.) Willk. *'' Tuberaria major'' (Willk.) P.Silva & Rozeira *'' Tuberaria plantaginea'' (Willd.) M.J.Gallego *'' Tuberaria praecox'' (Salzm. ''ex'' Boiss. & Reut.) Grosser

References

Flora Europaea: ''Tuberaria''
{{- Cistaceae Malvales genera Taxa described in 1836 Taxa named by Édouard Spach