Biology:Chrysanthemum pacificum
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Chrysanthemum pacificum | |
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| Wild specimen on cliffs in Miura, Japan | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Chrysanthemum |
| Species: | C. pacificum
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysanthemum pacificum Nakai
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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]
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]
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Overhead view of flowers in cultivation
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ajania pacifica, Missouri Botanical Garden,
- ↑ Ohwi, Jisaburo (1965). Flora of Japan. Smithsonian Institution. p. 891. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.43786. OCLC 182709297.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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. https://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/05/garden/a-gardener-s-world-a-plant-almost-too-good-to-be-true.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q971214 entry
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