Argyranthemum

Argyranthemum
	Variety of shrub marguerite ( Argyranthemum frutescens )
Systematics
	Euasterids II
Order :	Astern-like (Asterales)
Family :	Daisy family (Asteraceae)
Subfamily :	Asteroideae
Tribe :	Anthemideae
Genre :	Argyranthemum
Scientific name
	Argyranthemum
	Webb ex Sch.Bip.

Argyranthemum is a genus of the sunflower family (Asteraceae). The 22 or so species all occur in Macaronesia . Thebest known ornamental plant is the shrub marguerite ( Argyranthemum frutescens ).

description

Illustration of Argyranthemum foeniculaceum

Vegetative characteristics

Argyranthemum species are evergreen subshrubs that grow upright and bushy and rarely reach heights of more than 1 meter. The leaves are deeply lobed or divided, light to blue-green.

Generative characteristics

The cup-shaped inflorescences are 2.5 to 8 centimeters in diameter and contain white to pink or yellow ray florets .

Variety of shrub marguerite ( Argyranthemum frutescens )

Argyranthemum maderense

distribution

The genus Argyranthemum was set up in 1844 by Philip Barker Webb in Carl Heinrich Schultz : Histoire Naturelle des Îles Canaries , 3, 2.2, pages 245, 258-259.

The Argyranthemum species are native to the Canary Islands and Madeira . Few species are neophytes in many coastal areas worldwide .

Argyranthemum species:

Argyranthemum adauctum (Link) Humphries : It occurs on Gran Canaria , El Hierro , La Palma and Tenerife .
Argyranthemum broussonetii (Pers.) Humphries : It occurs only on Tenerife and La Gomera .
Argyranthemum callichrysum (Svent.) Humphries : This endemic occurs only on La Gomera .
Argyranthemum coronopifolium (Willd.) Humphries : It occurs on La Palma and Tenerife.
Argyranthemum dissectum (Lowe) Lowe : This endemic occurs only in Madeira .
Argyranthemum escarrei (Svent.) Humphries : This endemic only occurs in Gran Canaria .
Argyranthemum filifolium (Sch. Bip.) Humphries : This endemic occurs only in Gran Canaria.
Argyranthemum foeniculaceum (Willd.) Webb ex Sch. Gdp. : This endemic occurs only on Tenerife .
Shrub marguerite ( Argyranthemum frutescens (L.) Sch. Bip. ): It occurs naturally on Gran Canaria, El Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera, Lanzarote and Tenerife.
Argyranthemum gracile Sch. Gdp. : This endemic occurs only on Tenerife.
Argyranthemum haematomma Lowe : It occurs only on Madeira and on the Ilhas Desertas .
Argyranthemum haouarytheum Humphries & D.Bramwell : This endemic occurs only on La Palma.
Argyranthemum hierrense Humphries : This endemic occurs only on El Hierro .
Argyranthemum lemsii Humphries : This endemic occurs only on Tenerife.
Argyranthemum lidii Humphries : This endemic occurs only in Gran Canaria.
Argyranthemum maderense (D.Don) Humphries : This endemic occurs (contrary to its name) only on Lanzarote .
Argyranthemum pinnatifidum (L. f.) Lowe : This endemic occurs only on Madeira.
Argyranthemum sundingii L.Borgen : This endemic occurs only on Tenerife.
Argyranthemum sventenii Humphries & Aldridge : This endemic occurs only on El Hierro.
Argyranthemum tenerifae C.J. Humphries : This endemic occurs only on Tenerife.
Argyranthemum thalassophilum (Svent.) Humphries : This endemic occurs only on the Ilhas Selvagens .
Argyranthemum vincentii Santos & Feria
Argyranthemum webbii Sch. Gdp. : This endemic occurs only on La Palma.
Argyranthemum winteri (Svent.) Humphries : This endemic occurs only on Fuerteventura .

use

They grow in light, well-drained soils, preferably in full sun. Many species and varieties are "quite sensitive to frost". In cool areas, the varieties bloom from spring to autumn, in warm areas in winter and spring. The varieties of some species are grown as cut flowers and / or potted plants, particularly Argyranthemum frutescens and Argyranthemum maderense . They are used as bedding and balcony plants.