Coleostephus myconis

Coleostephus myconis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Coleostephus
Species:	C. myconis
Binomial name
Coleostephus myconis (L.) Reichenb.fil.
Synonyms
Chrysanthemum myconis L. Myconia myconis (L.) Briq. Chrysanthemum multicaule Desf. Pyrethrum myconis (L.) Moench

Coleostephus myconis, common names: Corn marigold, is a annual herbaceous plant belonging to the genus Coleostephus of the Asteraceae family.

Description

Coleostephus myconis reaches an height of 40–50 centimetres (16–20 in). It is glabrous to hairy, the stem is erect, usually branched. The lower leaves are spatulate, the median ones are lanceolate, dentate, more or less amplexicaul. Flowers are orange-yellow, about 2–3 centimetres (0.79–1.2 in) wide, solitary and terminal. The flowering period extends from April to July.

Distribution

In the Mediterranean and southern Europe. It has been introduced in the south of Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay.

Habitat

It usually grows in grassy fields, at altitudes of 0–800 metres (0–2,600 ft).

Gallery

Flower of Coleostephus myconis

Flowers of Coleostephus myconis

Plant of Coleostephus myconis

References

• Coleostephus myconis
• Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia (3 vol.) - Edagricole – 1982, Vol. III, pag. 88

External links

• Biolib
• Coleostephus myconis