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Ismelia

Ismelia carinata, the tricolour chrysanthemum, tricolor daisy, 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. It is the sole species in the genus Ismelia. It has been hybridized with related Argyranthemum species to create cultivars of garden marguerites.

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Ismelia
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Anthemideae
Genus: Ismelia
Cass.
Species:
I. carinata
Binomial name
Ismelia carinata
Synonyms1
  • 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

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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.