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Helianthemum nummularium (L.) Mill.

common rock-rose (Cistaceae)

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Helianthemum nummularium is by far the more common of our two yellow-flowering Helianthemum species.

Coombe Hill (VC24: Buckinghamshire); 2014-05-25

 common rock-rose / Helianthemum nummularium: _Helianthemum nummularium_ is by far the more common of our two yellow-flowering _Helianthemum_ species.

Unlike Helianthemum oelandicum, H. nummularium has pairs of stipules at the base of each leaf.

Coombe Hill (VC24: Buckinghamshire); 2014-05-25

 common rock-rose / Helianthemum nummularium: Unlike _Helianthemum oelandicum_, _H. nummularium_ has pairs of stipules at the base of each leaf.

The fruit of Helianthemum nummularium is a round, 3-angled capsule.

Belas Knap (VC33: East Gloucestershire); 2018-10-20

 common rock-rose / Helianthemum nummularium: The fruit of _Helianthemum nummularium_ is a round, 3-angled capsule.

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