Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Rosanae > Order Malvales > Family Cistaceae > Genus Cistus

Cistus creticus L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Cistus*	L.	accepted genus name
*Halimium*	(Dunal) Spach	heterotypic synonym
*Helianthemum sect. Halimium*	Dunal	heterotypic synonym
*Rhodocistus*	Spach	heterotypic synonym
*Stephanocarpus*	Spach	heterotypic synonym

Species group names

*Cistus incanus subsp. creticus*	(L.) Heywood	homotypic synonym
*Cistus villosus subsp. creticus*	(L.) Nyman	homotypic synonym
*Cistus garganicus*	Ten.	heterotypic synonym
*Cistus polymorphus*	Willk.	heterotypic synonym; nom. illeg.
*Cistus incanus*	sensu COSTE, H.- Flore descriptive et illustrée de la France. Paul Klincksieck, Paris, 1903-1906. 1/1: [1]-128. 1900 (25 juin); 1/2: [I]-XXXVI, 129-240. 1900 (21 nov.); 1/3-1: [1]-52, 241-304. 1901 (28 mars); 1/3-2: 305-416. 1901 (6 juil.); 2/1: [1]-96. 1903 (23 déc.); 2/2: 97-224. 1902 (24 déc.); 2/3: 225-352. 1903 (17 janv.); 2/4: 353-448. 1903 (12 mai); 2/5: 449-627. 1903 (17 août); (... -> notes)	misapplied name
*Cistus villosus*	sensu RECHINGER, K. H. - Flora Aegaea. Springer, Wien, 1943. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl., Denkschr. 105/1: [I]-XX, 1-924, 25 tab.	misapplied name

Children

Cistus creticus L. subsp. creticus
Cistus creticus subsp. corsicus (Loisel.) Greuter & Burdet
Cistus creticus subsp. eriocephalus (Viv.) Greuter & Burdet

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Catalan: estepa; estepa menorquina; estrepa sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Galician: cepiña; estepa; esteva; ezepa sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Majorcan: estepa; estepa negra peluda; estepera sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Portuguese: cerguaço; sarguaço sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Spanish, Castillian: cisto macho; estepa; jaguarzo delgado; jara; jara estepa; zerguazo