Argyranthemum foeniculaceum
in P. B. Webb and S. Berthelot, Hist. Nat. Îles Canaries 3(2,75): 262. 1844.
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
"broader" is not a number."+cm" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.