Rhodanthemum hosmariense

Rhodanthemum hosmariense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Anthemideae
Genus: Rhodanthemum
Species: R. hosmariense
Binomial name
Rhodanthemum hosmariense
(Ball) B.H.Wilcox, K.Bremer & Humphries

Rhodanthemum hosmariense (Moroccan daisy) is a species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. It is a bushy, prostrate subshrub growing to 30 cm (12 in) tall and broad, with deeply divided silvery leaves and solitary, daisy-like, composite flower-heads in summer.[1][2]

It is suitable for cultivation in an alpine garden or alpine house, where it is useful as groundcover. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

Taxonomy

This is one of a group of plants which have been intensively studied, with considerable debate as to their correct parentage. As a result, an unusually large number of synonyms exists, including the following:-[3]

  • Chrysanthemopsis hosmariense
  • Chrysanthemum hosmariense
  • Chrysanthemum maresii
  • Chrysanthemum maresii var. hosmariense
  • Leucanthemopsis hosmariensis
  • Leucanthemum hosmariense
  • Pyrethropsis hosmariense
  • Pyrethropsis maresii var. hosmariense

References

  1. ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  2. ↑ "Hardy Plant Society - Plant of the Month". Hardy-plant.org.uk. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  3. 1 2 "RHS Plant Selector Rhodanthemum hosmariense AGM / RHS Gardening". Apps.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
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