Pronunciation: hee-lee-AN-the-mum sko-PARE-ee-um
Common name: Rush-rose, Sun-Rose
Family: Cistaceae (Rock-rose)
Habitat: Dry sandy or rocky soil of hills, slopes and
ridges to 4500', coastal sage scrub, chaparral
Blooming period: March to August
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Helianthemum
2) scoparium