Argyranthemum ( marguerite, marguerite daisy, dill daisy) is a genus of belonging to the family Asteraceae. Members of this genus are sometimes also placed in the genus Chrysanthemum.[Webb, Philip Barker ex Schultz, Carl Heinrich Bipontinus. 1844. Histoire Naturelle des Îles Canaries 3(2.2): 245, 258–259][ Tropicos, Argyranthemum Webb ex Sch. Bip.]
The genus is endemic to Macaronesia, occurring only on the Canary Islands, the Savage Islands, and Madeira.[Bramwell, D and Bramwell, Z (2001) Wild flowers of the Canary Islands. Editorial Rueda SL, Madrid, Spain , 2nd edition.]
Argyranthemum frutescens is recorded as a food plant of the leaf-mining larva of the moth Bucculatricidae.
Species
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Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:
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Argyranthemum adauctum (Link) Humphries
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Argyranthemum broussonetii (Pers.) Humphries
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Argyranthemum callichrysum (Svent.) Humphries
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Argyranthemum coronopifolium (Willd.) Webb
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Argyranthemum dissectum (Lowe) Lowe
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Argyranthemum escarrei (Svent.) Humphries
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Argyranthemum filifolium (Sch.Bip.) Humphries
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Argyranthemum foeniculaceum (Willd.) Webb ex Sch.Bip.
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Argyranthemum frutescens (L.) Sch.Bip.
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Argyranthemum gracile Sch.Bip.
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Argyranthemum haematomma Lowe
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Argyranthemum haouarytheum Humphries & Bramwell
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Argyranthemum hierrense Humphries
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Argyranthemum lemsii Humphries
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Argyranthemum lidii Humphries
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Argyranthemum maderense (D.Don) Humphries
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Argyranthemum pinnatifidum (L.f.) Webb
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Argyranthemum sundingii L.Borgen
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Argyranthemum sventenii Humphries & Aldridge
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Argyranthemum tenerifae Humphries
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Argyranthemum thalassophilum (Svent.) Humphries
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Argyranthemum webbii Sch.Bip.
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Argyranthemum winteri (Svent.) Humphries
Cultivation
Hybrids of
Argyranthemum species, some involving species in related genera, are widely sold as
for summer bedding or containers. These
produce prolific single or
double-flowered daisy-like flowers in shades of white, pink, yellow and purple throughout summer.
In the UK climate, they are generally half-hardy, and can be grown from
seed or cuttings, or purchased as young plants to be planted out after all danger of frost has passed.
==Gallery==
External links
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http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/search?q=argyranthemum
