Chrysanthemum pacificum
Chrysanthemum pacificum, commonly called gold and silver chrysanthemum,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the aster family. It is native to Japan, where it is endemic to the island of Honshu. Its natural habitat is along the Pacific coast, where it often grows on ocean cliffs.[2][3]
| Chrysanthemum pacificum | |
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| Wild specimen on cliffs in Miura, Japan | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Chrysanthemum |
| Species: | C. pacificum |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysanthemum pacificum | |
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Description
It is a showy plant, blooming in late fall and producing yellow heads of flowers.[1] It was introduced into U.S. gardening catalogs in 1989,[4] and has been in cultivation in Japan since an early date.[3]
Overhead view of flowers in cultivation
References
- Ajania pacifica, Missouri Botanical Garden,
- Ohwi, Jisaburo (1965). Flora of Japan. Smithsonian Institution. p. 891. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.43786. LCCN 65062683. OCLC 182709297.
- Dendranthema pacificum (in Japanese), Okayama University Plant Ecology Laboratory
- Lacy, Allen (1989-01-05). "A GARDENER'S WORLD; A Plant Almost Too Good to Be True". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
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