Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemums are also known as either mums or just chrysanths, and have about 30 or so different varieties that are native to Asia and Europe. The colors of this flower are white, yellow, and pink in the wild. Growing about 150 cm tall, this herbaceous plant is a perennial and is used as food plants by the larvae of some of the Lepidoptera insect species.Kingdom: PlantaeSubkingdom: Tracheobionta Superdivision: Spermatophyta Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Subclass: Asteridae Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Leucanthemum Mill Species: Leucanthemum maximum (Ramond) DC Click Here to go to Chrysanthemum Home
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