Helianthemum canariense is a species of flowering plant in the family Cistaceae, native to Western Sahara, Morocco and the Canary Islands.

[1] Helianthemum canariense is a short, densely branched shrub up to 25 cm (10 in) tall.

Its oval leaves are greyish in appearance due to a dense covering of short hairs, and are 5–10 mm (0.2–0.4 in) long.

[2] The species was first described by Nikolaus von Jacquin in 1781 or 1782, as Cistus canariensis, and transferred to Helianthemum in 1806 by Christiaan Persoon.

[3] Helianthemum canariense is native to the Canary Islands, Western Sahara and Morocco.