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Crocanthemum carolinianum

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Crocanthemum carolinianum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Cistaceae
Genus: Crocanthemum
Species:
C. carolinianum
Binomial name
Crocanthemum carolinianum
(Walter) Spach (1836)[1]

Crocanthemum carolinianum, commonly referred to as Carolina frostweed or Carolina sunrose, is a flowering plant that grows in the southeastern United States. Flowers have five bright yellow petals.[2]

Helianthemum carolinianum is a synonym for it.

Areas where it grows include southern Alabama[2] and the northern half of the Florida peninsula and Florida Panhandle.[3]

It is in the Cistaceae (Rock-Rose) family.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Crocanthemum carolinianum (Walter) Spach". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Crocanthemum carolinianum - Species Page - APA: Alabama Plant Atlas".
  3. ^ "Crocanthemum carolinianum - Species Details". Atlas of Florida Plants.
  4. ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.