''Chrysanthemum oreastrum'' is a flowering plant within the family Asteraceae and the genus ''

Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemums ( ), sometimes called mums or chrysanths, are flowering plants in the Asteraceae family. They are native to East Asia and northeastern Europe. Most species originate from East Asia, and the center of diversity is in China. Co ...

''. It is a perennial flowering plant.

Taxonomy

The species was first described in 1878 by

Henry Fletcher Hance Henry Fletcher Hance (4 August 1827 – 22 June 1886) was a British diplomat who devoted his spare time to the study of Chinese plants. Born in Brompton, London, his first appointment was to Hong Kong in 1844. In May 1852 in Exeter he married hi ...

. When it became understood that Linnaeus's ''Chrysanthemum'', which was

typified Typification is a process of creating standard (''typical'') social construction based on standard assumptions. Discrimination based on typification is called typism. See also *Ideal type *Normal type *Typology A typology is a system of classif ...

by a Mediterranean annual species, was distinct from the largely Asian perennial species, these latter, including ''Dendranthema sinchangense'', were initially given names in the genus ''Dendranthema''. In 1999, the genus name ''Chrysanthemum'' was conserved for the Asian species, so the name ''Chrysanthemum oreastrum'' became acceptable again.

Distribution and habitat

''Chrysanthemum oreastrum'' naturally occurs in east Asia and is found in far eastern Russia, Korea, and central China, in temperate zones.

References

External links

''Chrysanthemum oreastrum'': Images & occurrence data
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q21263495 Plants described in 1878 Taxa named by Henry Fletcher Hance oreastrum Flora of South Korea