Ismelia

Ismelia
1800 illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Anthemideae
Genus: Ismelia
Cass.
Species:
I. carinata
Binomial name
Ismelia carinata
Synonyms[1]
  • Chrysanthemum assakae Caball.
  • Chrysanthemum carinatum Schousb. 1800
  • Glebionis carinata (Schousb.) Tzvelev
  • Ismelia versicolor Cass.

Ismelia carinata, the tricolour chrysanthemum,[2] tricolor daisy,[3] or annual chrysanthemum, is an ornamental plant native to north Africa that is cultivated as a garden plant and grows as a weed in California.[4] It is the sole species in the genus Ismelia. It has been hybridized with related Argyranthemum species to create cultivars of garden marguerites.[5]

References

  1. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  2. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  3. ^ NRCS. "Glebionis carinatum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  4. ^ John L. Strother. "Ismelia". Flora of North America. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  5. ^ Flores, Anita; Shaw, Julian & Watson, John (2018). "Unpicking a daisy chain". The Plantsman. New Series. 17 (4): 238–243.


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