Cytinaceae FAMILY
Cytinus ruber
Cytinus ruber
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitPerennial
Growth—
A parasitic plant, growing on the roots of various Cistus species, especially pink-flowered forms. It produces no chlorophyll[1]. The abundance of this species in the field is closely linked to spring rains, so that in dry years it practically does not flower while in rainy years it is abundant and easy to see[2].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Cytinus+ruber>
Pollinators
Ants
References
- [1]Flowers of the Mediterranean. — Polunin. O. and Huxley. A. · Hogarth Press · 1987 · ISBN 0-7012-0784-1 ↩︎A very readable pocket flora that is well illustrated. Gives some information on plant uses.
- [2]Inventario Espanol de los Conocimientos Tradicionales relativos a la Biodiversidad. Segunda Fase — Editors: Manuel Pardo de Santayana et al · Ministerio de Agricultura; Madrid · 2018 · http://publicacionesoficiales.boe.es/ · ISBN 978-84-491-1472-4 ↩︎An excellent guide to the traditional uses of plants in Spain. Produced in three volumes, it is available for download as a PDF from the Internet
- [3]Flora Iberica — http://www.floraiberica.es ↩︎Published in book form, the treatments of the various species have also been released on-line in PDF format. Records entered here are all from the on-line PDFs.