Family: Cistaceae
Author: (L.) Fourr.
Bibliography: Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n.s., 16: 340 (1868)
Year: 1868
Status: accepted
Rank: species
Genus: Tuberaria
Vegetable: False
Observations: Canary Is., NW. Europe to Medit.
Description
The Spotted Rock-Rose, known scientifically as Tuberaria guttata, is a captivating member of the Cistaceae family. First detailed in 1868 in the “Annals of the Linnean Society of Lyon,” this plant was cataloged by botanist (L.) Fourr. Notably indigenous to the Canary Islands and spanning from Northwest Europe to the Mediterranean, Tuberaria guttata thrives in these diverse regions.
This perennial herb is famed for its distinctive spotted flowers, which contribute to its common name. The delicate petals typically display a striking yellow hue adorned with reddish-brown spots at the base, presenting a vivid contrast that catches the eye of many plant enthusiasts and botanists alike. These ornate blooms appear during the warmer months, creating vibrant displays in the wild landscapes where the plant naturally occurs.
Despite its relatively understated height, the Spotted Rock-Rose is remarkable in its capacity to adapt to various soil conditions and climates, flourishing particularly well in rocky and sandy terrains. This adaptability has made it a resilient species within its native habitats, often succeeding in places where other plants may falter.
From an ecological perspective, Tuberaria guttata plays a significant role in its environment. It provides nectar and pollen for a variety of pollinators, thus supporting local biodiversity. Its presence is indicative of healthy, undisturbed ecosystems, and it often forms part of the ground cover that stabilizes soil and prevents erosion.
Cultivating the Spotted Rock-Rose can be a rewarding endeavor for garden enthusiasts aiming to introduce a touch of Mediterranean or Canary Island flora to their landscapes. The plant’s low-maintenance nature, coupled with its charming blooms, makes it an ideal choice for rock gardens, borders, and naturalized areas where it can grow freely.
In summary, Tuberaria guttata is a botanical gem that enriches its native habitats with its distinctive, spotted flowers and robust presence. Its adaptation to diverse environments and role in supporting pollinators underscore its ecological importance, while its aesthetic appeal continues to captivate those who encounter it in the wild or in cultivated settings.
Common Names
Eng: european frostweed, spotted rock-rose, annual rock-rose, spotted rockrose
Deu: geflecktes sandröschen
Swe: fläcksolvända
Nld: gevlekt zonneroosje
Fra: hélanthème taché
Cym: cor-rosyn, cor-rosyn rhuddfannog, rhosyn y creigiau
En: Spotted rock-rose, European frostweed, Annual Rock-Rose, Spotted rockrose
Ar: توبراريا مبرغلة
Ca: Heliantem maculat
Nl: Gevlekt zonneroosje, Gevlekt Zonnerosje
Fi: Täplänouto, Täplänoudokki
Fr: Hélianthème taché, Hélianthème à gouttes, Hélanthème taché, Hélianthème tacheté, Tubéraire à gouttes
Gl: Lotosinha
De: Geflecktes Sandröschen, Getüpfeltes Sandröschen
It: Fior gallinaccio comune, Fior-gallinaccio comune
Pt: Tuberária-mosqueada
Es: Hierba turmera, Turmera
Sv: Fläcksolvända
Cy: Cor-rosyn rhuddfannog, Cor-Rosyn, Rhosyn y Creigiau
Synonyms
- Cistus splendens (Lam.)
- Helianthemum guttatum var. llensae (Sennen)
- Helianthemum guttatum subsp. bupleurifolium ((Lam.) Cout.)
- Helianthemum guttatum var. punctatum ((Willd.) Mutel)
- Tuberaria guttata var. bupleurifolium ((Lam.) Batt.)
- Helianthemum patulum (Pomel)
- Helianthemum guttatum var. maritimum (J.Lloyd & Foucaud)
- Helianthemum variabile (Spach)
- Helianthemum guttatum var. macranthum (Faure & Maire)
- Tuberaria variabilis f. cavanillesii ((Dunal) Merino)
- Cistus serratus (Cav.)
- Helianthemum guttatum var. discolor ((Pomel) Batt.)
- Helianthemum serratum (Mérat)
- Tuberaria variabilis var. eriocaulon ((Dunal) Willk.)
- Helianthemum eriocaulon (Dunal)
- Tuberaria guttata var. columnae ((Dunal) Briq.)
- Helianthemum guttatum var. columnae (Dunal)
- Helianthemum variabile subvar. eriocaulon ((Dunal) Amo)
- Helianthemum variabile subvar. macropetalum ((Willk.) Amo)
- Tuberaria guttata var. punctata ((Willd.) C.Vicioso)
- Tuberaria variabilis ((Spach) Willk.)
- Tuberaria guttata var. clandestina ((Vierh.) P.H.Davis & Coode)
- Tuberaria annua subsp. barcinonensis (Sennen)
- Xolantha glomerata ((Willk.) M.J.Gallego, Muñoz Garm. & C.Navarro)
- Tuberaria annua subsp. hispanica (Sennen)
- Helianthemum guttatum var. milleri ((Willk.) Pau)
- Helianthemum variabile subvar. viscoso-puberulum ((Willk.) Amo)
- Helianthemum guttatum subsp. breweri ((Planch.) Syme)
- Tuberaria discolor (Pomel)
- Tuberaria guttata var. breweri ((Planch.) Grosser)
- Xolanthes racemosa ((Raf.) Raf.)
- Cistus foetidus (Jacq.)
- Cistus guttatus (L.)
- Helianthemum plantagineum var. serratum ((Cav.) Pers.)
- Tuberaria annua (Spach)
- Tuberaria guttata var. aveyronensis (Sennen)
- Tuberaria variabilis var. cavanillesii ((Dunal) Willk.)
- Tuberaria glomerata (Willk.)
- Tuberaria guttata var. cinerea ((Willk.) Janch.)
- Tuberaria variabilis f. diformis (Merino)
- Helianthemum guttatum subsp. villosissimum ((Pomel) Maire)
- Helianthemum guttatum var. cavanillesii (Dunal)
- Helianthemum variabile subvar. genuinum (Amo)
- Tuberaria villosissima var. pomelii (Grosser)
- Tuberaria variabilis subsp. eriocaulon ((Dunal) Sennen)
- Tuberaria guttata f. clandestina (Vierh.)
- Xolantha villosissima ((Pomel) M.J.Gallego, Muñoz Garm. & C.Navarro)
- Helianthemum guttatum subsp. littorale ((Rouy & Foucaud) P.Fourn.)
- Helianthemum littorale (Rouy & Foucaud)
- Tuberaria variabilis var. macropetala (Willk.)
- Xolantha discolor ((Pomel) M.J.Gallego, Muñoz Garm. & C.Navarro)
- Helianthemum guttatum subsp. milleri (Maire)
- Helianthemum guttatum f. patulum ((Pomel) Batt.)
- Helianthemum semistipulatum (Lag. ex Dunal)
- Tuberaria variabilis f. milleri ((Willk.) Merino)
- Tuberaria annua subsp. alphonsi (Sennen)
- Helianthemum breweri (Planch.)
- Tuberaria guttata var. milleri ((Willk.) Villar)
- Helianthemum guttatum subsp. discolor ((Pomel) Jahand. & Maire)
- Tuberaria annua subsp. flavescens (Sennen)
- Cistus cistifolius (Steud.)
- Helianthemum guttatum f. minor (Samp.)
- Tuberaria guttata var. eriocaulon ((Dunal) Grosser)
- Cistus obscurus (Steud.)
- Tuberaria guttata subsp. variabilis (Litard.)
- Xolanthes guttatus ((L.) Raf.)
- Tuberaria guttata var. serrata ((Cav.) C.Vicioso)
- Helianthemum variabile var. cavanillesii (Debeaux)
- Tuberaria villosissima ((Pomel) Grosser)
- Helianthemum variabile var. vulgare (Amo)
- Helianthemum guttatum var. pomelii ((Grosser) Maire)
- Tuberaria variabilis var. desiderii (Sennen)
- Helianthemum milleri var. eriocaulon ((Dunal) Sennen)
- Helianthemum guttatum var. eriocaulon ((Dunal) Mutel)
- Tuberaria guttata var. bupleurifolia ((Lam.) Batt.)
- Helianthemum guttatum var. asterotrichum (Maire)
- Therocistus villosissimus ((Pomel) Holub)
- Therocistus guttatus subsp. littoralis ((Rouy & Foucaud) Holub)
- Helianthemum guttatum var. immaculatum (Bréb.)
- Therocistus glomeratus ((Willk.) Holub)
- Helianthemum guttatum ((L.) Mill.)
- Helianthemum guttatum var. serratum ((Cav.) DC.)
- Helianthemum discolor (Pomel)
- Helianthemum guttatum subvar. serratum ((Cav.) Rouy & Foucaud)
- Tuberaria variabilis var. mixta (Merino)
- Tuberaria perennis (Spach)
- Helianthemum guttatum subsp. eriocaulon ((Dunal) Arcang.)
- Xolantha lanceolata ((Vahl) M.J.Gallego, Muñoz Garm. & C.Navarro)
- Helianthemum guttatum var. bupleurifolium ((Lam.) Batt. & Trab.)
- Helianthemum villosissimum (Pomel)
- Tuberaria variabilis var. llensae ((Sennen) Sennen)
- Tuberaria variabilis var. milleri (Willk.)
- Tuberaria variabilis var. vulgaris (Willk.)
- Tuberaria annua subsp. degenii (Sennen)
- Helianthemum guttatum var. breweri ((Planch.) Nyman)
- Tuberaria variabilis subsp. masguindalii (Sennen & Mauricio)
- Cistus immaculatum (Steud.)
- Cistus lanceolatus (Vahl)
- Tuberaria gallaecica (Pau & Merino)
- Xolantha racemosa (Raf.)
- Tuberaria variabilis var. cinerea (Willk.)
- Cistus serratifolius (Lamb. ex Dunal)
- Tuberaria variabilis var. linnaei (Willk.)
- Helianthemum heterodoxum (Dunal)
- Tuberaria guttata subsp. breweri ((Planch.) E.F.Warb.)
- Therocistus guttatus ((L.) Holub)
- Helianthemum variabile var. cinereum ((Willk.) Amo)
- Tuberaria variabilis var. maritima (Merino)
- Cistus sulphureus (Steud.)
- Tuberaria patula (Pomel)
- Helianthemum imbricatum (Lag. ex Dunal)
- Helianthemum guttatum subsp. variabile ((Willk.) Cout.)
- Tuberaria guttata var. croccea (C.Vicioso)
- Tuberaria villosissima var. sicula (Grosser)
- Tuberaria variabilis var. viscoso-puberula (Willk.)
- Tuberaria inconspicua var. gallaecica (Merino)
- Tuberaria guttata subsp. discolor ((Pomel) Raynaud)
- Tuberaria annua subsp. calvipes (Sennen)
- Helianthemum guttatum var. villosissimum ((Pomel) Batt.)
- Cistus pilulifer (Thibaud ex Dunal)
- Tuberaria annua subsp. julii (Sennen)
Distribution
- Albania (native)
- Algeria (native)
- Baleares (native)
- Bulgaria (native)
- Canary Is. (native)
- Corse (native)
- Cyprus (native)
- East Aegean Is. (native)
- France (native)
- Germany (native)
- Great Britain (native)
- Greece (native)
- Ireland (native)
- Italy (native)
- Kriti (native)
- Lebanon-Syria (native)
- Libya (native)
- Morocco (native)
- Netherlands (native)
- Palestine (native)
- Portugal (native)
- Sardegna (native)
- Sicilia (native)
- Spain (native)
- Tunisia (native)
- Turkey (native)
- Turkey-in-Europe (native)
- Yugoslavia (native)
- California (introduced)
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Flower
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Leaf
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Fruit
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Sources
- WFO (No URL)
- IPNI (No URL)
- GBIF (https://www.gbif.org/species/2874024)
- POWO (http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:169408-1)
- PlantNet (https://identify.plantnet.org/species/the-plant-list/Tuberaria guttata (L.) Fourr.)
Specifications
Growth
Bloom months: [‘may’, ‘jun’, ‘jul’, ‘aug’]