Sunday, April 24, 2011

Gold And Silver Chrysanthemum


Scientific Name: Chrysanthemum pacificum

Date Collected: April 22, 2011

Location Collected: At UCLA Botanical Garden near the 2nd entrance from the street of Hilgard to the central left region facing away from the street.

Habitat: Near seashores during sunny weather, mostly on coastal cliffs, despite in a poor, or ordinary
well-drained soil, but require a full sun.

Nativity: Not native to California, but rather in Central and Eastern Asia, specifically at Japan, most likely to be in Honshu.

Special Notes: Also known as C.leucanthemum, this plant produces both flowers, and fruit in which the flowers budded from the plant are yellow-colored, and the fruits are simply achenes. Furthermore, their requirement of fertility in soil is low, therefore, they are able to properly grow in a infertile soil.

Resources:   ITIS Standard Report Page
                    USDA Plants- Characteristics 
                    Michigan State University

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