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Annual Marguerite

Mauranthemum paludosum

Also called Paludosum Daisy, Sunflower, Mini Marguerite

Annual Marguerite
Photo: Laitche, Public domain
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Native range
E. & S. Spain, Baleares, NW. Africa
Climate
subtropical

About

Mauranthemum paludosum (formerly Chrysanthemum paludosum and Leucanthemum paludosum), commonly known as creeping daisy or mini marguerite, is a perennial plant of the family Asteraceae.

How to grow it

Tolerant of many soils and requiring full sun, it is usually planted in rock gardens and border fronts, and can be ideal for all sorts of containers.

Where it grows

Mauranthemum paludosum is native to the western Mediterranean, including Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia, eastern and southern Spain, and the Balearic Islands. It is widely distributed along the Mediterranean coast.

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Mauranthemum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Mauranthemum paludosum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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