Cistus sp

Purple flower with a yellow center as well as yellow pollen.

Shaded area in poway, ca.

Sorry for the terrible quality!!

PatriciaPi 12 years ago

Cistus sp Cistus

CoralAvery 12 years ago

Thanks for the ID despite the poor quality of the picture!

CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Your suggestion to Coral helped me ID one of mine! Thank you :)

PatriciaPi 12 years ago

well! so it's probably this one! :)
yes I've just seen some photos and it's very similar to C.albidus

CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Hi Patricia, it appears that Cistus incanus is found naturalized in several counties in California including San Diego.

PatriciaPi 12 years ago

it's very similar to Cistus albidus, but I'm not sure of the distribution ( is a species of the Mediterranean basin)

Spotted by
CoralAvery

Spotted on Mar 28, 2012
Submitted on Apr 7, 2012