Latin name: Cistus incanus L.
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
Name derivations: 1) Cistus 2) incanus
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