Scientific name: Helianthemum oelandicum (L.) Dum. Cours.
Common name: Burren Rock-rose
Description
Habit: A dwarf woody shrub or perennial, to 25 cm high.
Stems: Trailing or semi-erect, rather twiggy below.
Leaves: Leaves entire, oblong, green and sparsely hairy on the upperside, whitish-hairy on lowerside; persistent on lower parts of non-flowering stems, more than 10 mm in length, with 1 obvious vein.
Flowers: Pale yellow, actinomorphic, hermaphrodite, in groups of 3-6 in cymes; sepals 5, free, unequal; petals 5; stamens numerous; ovary superior; style 1.
Fruits: A capsule.
Habitat: Limestone rocks.
Distribution: Very local.
Native status: Native
Of conservation interest: Yes
The subspecies that occurs in the region is Helianthemum oelandicum subsp. piloselloides (Lapeyr.) Greuter & Burdet.