NOUN
- any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions
How To Use helianthemum In A Sentence
- Two groups of small shrubs that like such conditions are the rock roses - Cistus and Helianthemum.
- Sprawling mats of rock roses (helianthemum) need the lank flower stems snipped away in handfuls, with secateurs. Times, Sunday Times
- In Helianthemum the capsule has been described as unilocular or trilocular; and in H. mutabile, Une lame, plus ou moins large, setend entre le pericarpe et le placenta. VII. Miscellaneous Objections to the Theory of Natural Selection
- Some characteristic endemics exclusive to the Park such as Caňadas rockrose Helianthemum juliae, Teide edelweiss Gnaphalium teydeum or the thistle Stemmacantha cynaroides number only 200 specimens; of others, like the endemic Teide burnet Bencomia exstipulata, there are barely 60 specimens - almost 75% of the natural specimens of this species grow on the summits of Tenerife and La Palma. Teide National Park, Spain
- Everyone loves little trailing rock roses (helianthemum), in paving or spilling over walls. Times, Sunday Times
- There are plenty of shrubs for stony soil; rosemary, lavender, helianthemum and cistus are amongst the best. Times, Sunday Times
- Look no further than the wonderful genus helianthemum. SFGate: Top News Stories
- Thus, certain species of _Helianthemum_ are apetalous in Lapland. Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants
- In Helianthemum the capsule has been described as unilocular or trilocular; and in H. mutabile, Une lame, plus ou moins large, setend entre le pericarpe et le placenta. VII. Miscellaneous Objections to the Theory of Natural Selection
- The Jerusalem artichoke, helianthemum tuberosum, had been found in North America by Samuel de Champlain; it was unknown in South America. Savoring The Past
