''Chrysanthemum pacificum'', commonly called gold and silver chrysanthemum,
[''Ajania pacifica'']
Missouri Botanical Garden, is a species of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
in the
aster family. It is native to
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
, where it is endemic to the island of
Honshu
, historically known as , is the largest of the four main islands of Japan. It lies between the Pacific Ocean (east) and the Sea of Japan (west). It is the list of islands by area, seventh-largest island in the world, and the list of islands by ...
. Its natural habitat is along the Pacific coast, where it often grows on ocean cliffs.
[''Dendranthema pacificum'']
(in Japanese), Okayama University Plant Ecology Laboratory
Description
It is a showy plant, blooming in late fall and producing yellow heads of flowers.
[ It was introduced into U.S. gardening catalogs in 1989,][
File:Chrysanthemum pacificum.jpg, Overhead view of flowers in cultivation
]
References
pacificum
Flora of Japan
Endemic flora of Japan
Taxa named by Takenoshin Nakai
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