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Definition of Helianthemum
1. Noun. Any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions.
Group relationships: Genus Helianthemum
Specialized synonyms: Crocanthemum Canadense, Frost-weed, Frostweed, Frostwort, Helianthemum Canadense, Rock Rose, Rockrose, Helianthemum Scoparium, Rush Rose
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Definition of Helianthemum
1. Noun. (botany) Any of the genus ''Helianthemum'' of rockroses. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Helianthemum
Literary usage of Helianthemum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum: Or, The Trees and Shrubs of Britain by John Claudius Loudon (1854)
"Plants were in the Roehampton Nursery in 1828. <t. 38. H. ALPE'STRE Dunal.
The Alpine helianthemum, or Sun Rose. Identification. Dunal ined., mid Dec. ..."
2. The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the Methods of Cultivating and ...by Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1754)
"helianthemum tenuifolium glabrum, lúteo flire, per humum /far- ]¡ia. ...
helianthemum thymi folio glabro. Tourn. Small Sun-flower, with a ..."
3. A Manual of the Medical Botany of North America by Laurence Johnson (1884)
"helianthemum.—ROCK ROSE. Character of the Genus. ... helianthemum Canadense Michaux.
... helianthemum corymbosum Michaux. Description. ..."
4. Flora of Pennsylvania by Thomas Conrad Porter (1903)
"(Man. p. 630; IF/. 2470.) In dry soil, NS to S. Dak., Neb., NC and Tex.—Pennsylvania :
BUCKS ; MONTGOMERY ; HUNTINGDON. 2. helianthemum Canada ..."
5. Hortus Kewensis; Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1811)
"Cult, 1779, by John Blackburn, Esq. Orford helianthemum, serpilli folio ...
helianthemum 43. Fl. June and July. F. If. 27. ..."
6. The Annals of Horticulture (1849)
"This is the Cistus lavis (Cavanilles). helianthemum ... A hybrid raised before 1818.
Flowers from May to August. helianthemum. ..."
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