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Leucanthemum maximum

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Leucanthemum maximum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Leucanthemum
Species:
L. maximum
Binomial name
Leucanthemum maximum

Leucanthemum maximum is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name max chrysanthemum.

Range

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It is native to France and Spain but it can be found growing wild in other parts of the world as an introduced species and sometimes a garden escapee.

Description

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It is a rhizomatous perennial herb growing 30 to 70 centimeters tall with many large serrated leaves around the base of the stem on winged petioles. There are smaller lance-shaped leaves alternately arranged along the stem. The inflorescence is generally a large, solitary flower head which may exceed 8 centimeters in diameter. It has a fringe of 20 to 30 white ray florets around a center of many densely packed yellow disc florets. The fruit is a small ribbed achene without a pappus.

Taxonomy

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This species is one of the wild chrysanthemums Luther Burbank crossed to produce the popular garden hybrid known as the Shasta daisy, Leucanthemum × superbum.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Jepson Manual Treatment
  2. ^ Chicago Botanic Garden. Chicago Botanic Garden evaluates Shasta daisy. Press Release. January 15, 2007.
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  • USDA Plants Profile
  • "Leucanthemum maximum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
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