Rhodanthemum_hosmariense

<i>Rhodanthemum hosmariense</i>

Rhodanthemum hosmariense

Species of flowering plant

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Rhodanthemum hosmariense, the Moroccan daisy, is a species of flowering plant 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. [1]
    RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  2. [2]
    "Hardy Plant Society - Plant of the Month". Hardy-plant.org.uk. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  3. [3]
    "RHS Plant Selector Rhodanthemum hosmariense AGM / RHS Gardening". Apps.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
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