Pronunciation: SIS-tus in-KAY-nus
Common name: Pink rock-rose
Family: Cistaceae (Rock-rose)
Habitat: Disturbed places to 1500', northern South
Coast area, San Diego Co. (Pine Valley), sometimes
established in the wild, native to southern Europe
Blooming period: Spring
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Cistus
2) incanus
Formerly Cistus creticus