Halimium lasianthum

(Lam.) Spach

Lisbon false rock rose, Woolly rock rose

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Halimium lasianthum

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Halimium lasianthum

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Halimium lasianthum

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Flower buds

The flower buds and young fruit are chewed as a snack.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Africa, Europe, France, Morocco, Portugal, Spain,

Countries: Andorra, Albania, Angola, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Bulgaria, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Belarus, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Switzerland, Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Djibouti, Denmark, Algeria, Estonia, Egypt, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, United Kingdom, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Kenya, Comoros, Liechtenstein, Liberia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, Madagascar, North Macedonia, Mali, Mauritania, Malta, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Sierra Leone, San Marino, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Ukraine, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How to Identify

A shrub. It grows 1 m tall and spreads 1.5 m wide. The flowers are bright yellow.

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