Cretan rock rose

Cistus creticus

The labdanum source of Crete and the eastern Mediterranean, harvested historically with the ladanisterion rake and from goats' beards. Slightly more herbal than Iberian material.

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Cistus creticus
FamilyCistaceae
OrderMalvales
HabitPink-flowered shrub of the eastern Mediterranean
GBIF occurrence records18,777

Materials

Origins

Recorded in (top countries)

  • France 3,428
  • Italy 2,993
  • Greece 2,828
  • Israel 2,400
  • United States 1,904
  • Turkey 1,324
  • Croatia 802
  • CY 353

Data: PubChem, GBIF (retrieved 2026-09-09); descriptions by Benjuí.