Rock Rose (Cistus salviifolius)

Family: Cistaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Late spring. Form: Spreading or horizontal.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

The dried leaves are used as an adulterant for marjoram (Origanum majorana). — The dried leaves are used as an adulterant for marjoram (Origanum majorana).

Habitat & North American Range

Dry woods, thickets and banks, often on acid soils and on limestone, from sea level to 1200 metres in the Alpes Maritimes. (Zone 8)