Argyranthemum foeniculaceum
in P. B. Webb and S. Berthelot, Hist. Nat. Îles Canaries 3(2,75): 262. 1844.
IntroducedIllustrated
Basionym: Pyrethrum foeniculaceum Willdenow Enum. Pl., 903. 1809
Synonyms: Argyranthemum anethifolium Webb Chrysanthemum anethifolium Willdenow Chrysanthemum foeniculaceum (Willdenow) Steudel
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 19. Treatment on page 552.
Leaves scattered or crowded at bases of peduncles, ± succulent; blades ± obovate, 20–45(–100) × 10–30(–65) mm, (1–)2–3-pinnately lobed, ultimate margins dentate or entire, faces glabrous, ± glaucous. Peduncles 5–10 cm. Cypselae 2–4(–6) mm; pappi 0 (cypselar wall tissue sometimes produced as teeth or crowns at apices of some cypselae). 2n = 18.
Phenology: Flowering May.
Habitat: Disturbed sites
Elevation: 0–10 m
Distribution
Introduced; Calif., Macaronesia.
Discussion
Cultivars of Argyranthemum foeniculaceum and/or A. frutescens (Linnaeus) Schultz-Bipontinus (similar, not glaucous) are widely used horticulturally in landscaping and for cut flowers and are often sold as florists’ daisies, marguerites, or Paris daisies.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.