Cytinus ruber

Botanical Description

Cytinus ruber is a fleshy, perennial plant, parasitic on the roots of Cistus species. With small, scale-like leaves that cannot photosynthesize, itt produces a compact cluster of very short, unbranched stems clothed in brilliant red scales topped with white to pink flowers; it grows around 3 - 8cm tall[ 1548 Title Flora Iberica Publication Author Website http://www.floraiberica.es Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.