Nipponanthemum
| Nipponanthemum | |
|---|---|
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| Nipponanthemum nipponicum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Nipponanthemum (Kitam.) Kitam. |
| Species: | N. nipponicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Nipponanthemum nipponicum (Franch. ex Maxim.) Kitam. | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Nipponanthemum nipponicum, common names "Nippon daisy" or "Montauk daisy," is a plant species native to coastal regions of Japan but cultivated as an ornamental in other regions.[3][4] It is now naturalized as an escape along seashores in New York and New Jersey.[5][6] It is the only species in the genus Nipponanthemum, formerly considered part of Chrysanthemum.[7][8]
Nipponanthemum nipponicum is a shrub up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. Most of the alternate leaves are clustered near the top of the stem. Flower heads are up to 8 cm (3 inches)across and are borne singly. Ray flowers are white, disc flowers usually yellow but sometimes red or purple.
References
- ↑ Tropicos
- ↑ The Plant List.
- ↑ White Flower Farm, Litchfield, Connecticut
- ↑ Telegraph, Northern Landscape Corporation, Chepachet, Rhode Island
- ↑ Conolly, B.H. 2012. Peconic Dunes field trip. Long Island Botanical Society Quarterly Newsletter 22: 32.
- ↑ Gleason, H.A., and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. New York Botanical Garden, New York.
- ↑ Flora of North America, v 19 p 556.
- ↑ Kitamura, Siro. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 29: 168. 1978.