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Max chrysanthemum (Leucanthemum maximum)

Dlium Max chrysanthemum (Leucanthemum maximum)
Max chrysanthemum (Leucanthemum maximum) is a species of plant in the Asteraceae, perennial herb, erect, growing rhizome up to 70 cm long with numerous leaves around the base of the stem on winged petioles, growing to form dense clumps.

L. maximum has small, lance-shaped leaves arranged alternately along the stem, legs, dark green, serrated margins.



Inflorescences are generally large, disc-shaped, solitary flower heads up to 8 cm in diameter. The center is bright yellow. The fringes have 20-30 units and are white in color. The fruit is an achene, small ribbed without pappus.

TAXON

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Anthemideae
Subtribe: Leucantheminae
Genus: Leucanthemum Mill. in Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4.: [769] (1754)
Species: Leucanthemum maximum (Ramond) DC. in Prodr. 6: 46 (1838)

HOMOTYPIC SYNONYMS

Chrysanthemum heterophyllum subsp. maximum (Ramond) Soó in Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 4: 197 (1958)
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum var. maximum (Ramond) Fiori in A.Fiori & al., Fl. Anal. Italia 3: 240 (1903)
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum subsp. maximum (Ramond) P.Fourn. in Quatre Fl. France: 974 (1939)
Chrysanthemum maximum Ramond in Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 2: 140 (1800)
Leucanthemum vulgare subsp. maximum (Ramond) O.Bolòs & Vigo in Collect. Bot. (Barcelona) 17: 91 (1988)
Matricaria maxima (Ramond) Poir. in Encycl., Suppl. 3: 600 (1814)
Phalacrodiscus maximus (Ramond) Less. in Syn. Gen. Compos.: 253 (1832)
Tanacetum leucanthemum var. maximum (Ramond) Rchb.f. in
H.G.L.Reichenbach, Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 16: 50 (1854)
Tanacetum maximum (Ramond) Sch.Bip. in Tanaceteen: 35 (1844)

HETEROTYPIC SYNONYMS

Chrysanthemum burbankii Makino in J. Jap. Bot. 6: 31 (1929)
Chrysanthemum grandiflorum Lapeyr. in Hist. Pl. Pyrénées: 527 (1813)
Leucanthemum lawatum Nyman in Consp. Fl. Eur., Suppl. 2(1): 169 (1889)
Matricaria ceratophylloides Poir. in Encycl., Suppl. 3: 601 (1814)
Phalacrodiscus ceratophylloides Less. in Syn. Gen. Compos.: 254 (1832)
Pontia grandis Bubani in Fl. Pyren. 2: 222 (1899)

PUBLICATIONS

Benedi, C. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora Iberica 16(III): 1453-2353. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.

Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.

Liogier, A.H. (1996). Flora de la Española 8: 1-588. Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo.

Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542.

VERNACULAR NAME

Bulgarian: Едроцветна маргаритка
Chinese (simplified): 大滨菊
Chinese (traditional): 大濱菊
Czech: Kopretina velkokvětá
Danish: Kæmpemargerit
Dutch: Reuzenmargriet
English: Max chrysanthemum, Shasta daisy
Estonian: Suur härjasilm
French: Marguerite géante
German: Pyrenäen-Margerite
Hungarian: óriás margitvirág
Italian: Margherita gigante
Japanese: シャスタデージー
Lithuanian: Didžiagraižė baltagalvė
Norwegian: Storkrage
Polish: Jastrun wielki, Złocień wielki
Russian: Нивяник наибольший
Slovak: Margaréta veľkoúborová

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