Rhodanthemum

 ( Anthemideae ) 

Rhodanthemum is a genus of in the family Asteraceae, mostly native plant to exposed rocky places in Northern Africa (Morocco and Algeria). Formerly included in either Chrysanthemum or Leucanthemum, the 10 or 15 species of Rhodanthemum display many similarities to their former congeners, with pseudanthium daisy-like flowers. They are mat-forming, prostrate perennial plant or subshrubs, and some are cultivated as ornamental plants.

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Taxonomy It was described by Balafama Helen Wilcox, Kåre Bremer, and Christopher John Humphries in 1993 Rhodanthemum /ref> with Rhodanthemum arundanum as the type species.

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Etymology

The botanical name comes from the Greek ῥόδον (rose) + ἄνθεμον (flower).

Lorraine Harrison (2025). 9781845337315, Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 9781845337315

(2025). 9780199206872, Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199206872

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Species

It has 15 species:

• Rhodanthemum arundanum
• Rhodanthemum atlanticum
• Rhodanthemum briquetii
• Rhodanthemum catananche
• Rhodanthemum depressum
• Rhodanthemum gayanum
• Rhodanthemum hosmariense
• Rhodanthemum ifniense
• Rhodanthemum laouense
• Rhodanthemum maresii
• Rhodanthemum maroccanum
• Rhodanthemum mesatlanticum
• Rhodanthemum pseudocatananche
• Rhodanthemum × pseudoredieri
• Rhodanthemum quezelii
• Rhodanthemum redieri

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Distribution

It is native to Algeria, Morocco, and Spain.

Categories: Anthemideae, Asteraceae Genera, Flora Of Algeria, Flora Of Morocco, Flora Of Spain

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