Taxon: Crocanthemum canadense (L.) Britton

Summary

Genus:

Crocanthemum

Family:

Cistaceae

Nomen number:

463941

Place of publication:

N. L. Britton & A. Brown, Ill. fl. n. U.S. ed. 2, 2:540. 1913

Verified:

10/17/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

5 (5 active, 3 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Cistus canadensis L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Halimium canadense (L.) Grosser
Helianthemum canadense (L.) Michx.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Weakley, A. S. 2007. Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and surrounding areas.

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	Canada frostweed		1	Weakley, A. S. 2007. Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and surrounding areas.
English	Canada sun-rose		1	Weakley, A. S. 2007. Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and surrounding areas.
English	frostweed	as Helianthemum canadense	1	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. Note: as Helianthemum canadense
English	frostwort	as Helianthemum canadense	1	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. Note: as Helianthemum canadense
English	longbranch frostweed	as Helianthemum canadense	1	USDA, NRCS. United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service's PLANTS database (on-line resource). Note: as Helianthemum canadense

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Nova Scotia		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario		Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Québec	s.w.	Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois		Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa		Daoud, H. S. & R. L. Wilbur. 1965. A revision of the North American species of Helianthemum (Cistaceae). Rhodora 67:255-260.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota		Weakley, A. S. 2007. Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and surrounding areas.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri		Weakley, A. S. 2007. Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and surrounding areas.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin		Daoud, H. S. & R. L. Wilbur. 1965. A revision of the North American species of Helianthemum (Cistaceae). Rhodora 67:255-260.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut		Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana		Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine		Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts		Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan		Weakley, A. S. 2007. Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and surrounding areas.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire		Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey		Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York		Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio		Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania		Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Rhode Island		Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont		Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia		Weakley, A. S. 2007. Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and surrounding areas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Delaware		Weakley, A. S. 2007. Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and surrounding areas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia		Weakley, A. S. 2007. Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and surrounding areas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky		Weakley, A. S. 2007. Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and surrounding areas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland		Daoud, H. S. & R. L. Wilbur. 1965. A revision of the North American species of Helianthemum (Cistaceae). Rhodora 67:255-260.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina		Weakley, A. S. 2007. Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and surrounding areas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina		Weakley, A. S. 2007. Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and surrounding areas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee		Weakley, A. S. 2007. Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and surrounding areas.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia		Weakley, A. S. 2007. Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and surrounding areas.

Native
Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec (s.w.), Nova Scotia, Ontario]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]

Reference(s)

Daoud, H. S. & R. L. Wilbur. 1965. A revision of the North American species of Helianthemum (Cistaceae). Rhodora 67:255-260.
Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Weakley, A. S. 2007. Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and surrounding areas.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Medicines	folklore	as Helianthemum canadense	Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York. Note: as Helianthemum canadense
Medicines	folklore	as Helianthemum canadense	Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs Note: as Helianthemum canadense
Medicines	folklore	as Helianthemum canadense	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. Note: as Helianthemum canadense

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=463941. Accessed 17 April 2026.