Tuberaria guttata

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Tuberaria guttata
Tuberaria guttata growing in France
Tuberaria guttata growing in France
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malvales
Family: Cistaceae
Genus: Tuberaria
Species: T. guttata
Binomial name
Tuberaria guttata
(L.) Fourr.
Spotted rockrose in Crete showing large confluent spots at base of petals
Spotted rockrose in Crete showing large confluent spots at base of petals

Tuberaria guttata, the spotted rockrose, is a common plant of the Mediterranean region which also occurs very locally in Wales and Ireland. The flowers are very variable with the characteristic spot at the base of the petal very variable in size and intensity of colour.

The plant typically grows in low scrub or garrigue, frequently on limestone and often close to the sea.