Argyranthemum

Argyranthemum frutescens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Anthemideae
Subtribus: Glebionidinae
Genus: Argyranthemum
Sectiones: A. sect. Argyranthemum – A. sect. Magarsa – A. sect. Monoptera – A. sect. Sphenismelia – A. sect. Stigmatotheca
Unassigned sectio: A. sundingii
Species: A. adauctum – A. broussonetii – A. callichrysum – A. coronopifolium – A. dissectum – A. escarrei – A. filifolium – A. foeniculaceum – A. frutescens – A. gracile – A. haematomma – A. haouarytheum – A. hierrense – A. lemsii – A. lidii – A. maderense – A. pinnatifidum – A. sundingii – A. sventenii – A. tenerifae – A. thalassophilum – A. webbii – A. winteri
Unplaced: A. vincentii

Name

Argyranthemum Webb ex Sch.Bip., Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries (Phytogr.). 3(2.2, livr. 44) t. 90 (1839).

• Type species: Argyranthemum jacobaeifolium Webb ex Sch.Bip. = Argyranthemum adauctum subsp. jacobaeifolium (Webb) Humphries

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Chrysanthemum sect. Argyranthemum (Webb ex Sch.Bip.) Benth. in Benth. & Hook.f. Gen. Pl. 2: 426 (1876).
  • Chrysanthemum subg. Argyranthemum (Webb ex Sch.Bip.) Harling, Acta Horti Berg. 16: 50 (1951).
  • Preauxia Sch.Bip. in Webb & Berthel., Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2.2): 250 (1844), nom. illeg.
• Heterotypic
  • Monoptera Sch.Bip. in Webb & Berthel., Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2.2): 253 (1844).
    • Type species: M. filifolia Sch.Bip.
  • Stigmatotheca Sch.Bip. in Webb & Berth., Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2.2): 255 (1844).
    • Type species: non design.
  • Scyphopappus B.Nord., Bot. Not. 129: 147 (1976).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe (introduced) Regional: Middle Europe Germany. Regional: Southwestern Europe Corse, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Italy. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Tunisia (introduced). Regional: Macaronesia Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira, Selvagens. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia (introduced). Regional: Western Indian Ocean Réunion (introduced). Continental: Asia-Tropical (introduced) Regional: Indian Subcontinent India. Regional: Indo-China Myanmar. Regional: Malesia Jawa. Continental: Australasia (introduced) Regional: Australia Norfolk Islands, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia. Continental: Northern America (introduced) Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. Regional: Mexico Mexico Central. Continental: Southern America (introduced) Regional: Central America Nicaragua. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Webb, P.B. & Berthelot, S. 1836–1850. Histoire Naturelle des Iles Canaries. Tome 3, partie 2, sect. 2. Phytographia Canariensis. 496 pp., tab. 39–123. Paris: Béthune. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Francisco-Ortega, J., Jansen, R.K. & Santos Guerra, A. 1996. Chloroplast DNA evidence of colonization, adaptive radiation, and hybridization in the evolution of the Macaronesian flora. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States 93(9): 4085–4090. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.93.9.4085 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Argyranthemum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov 12. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Argyranthemum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Nov 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Argyranthemum. Published online. Accessed: 12 Nov 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Argyranthemum. Accessed: 12 Nov 2025.Reference page. 
• Compositae Working Group (CWG) (ed.) 2021–. Argyranthemum in Global Compositae Database. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov 13.

Vernacular names

• English: Marguerite
• español: Margarida
• suomi: Marketat
• français: Margherite
• italiano: Margherita
• русский: Сереброцветник
• svenska: Margeriter

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