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Cosmos bipinnatus, commonly called the garden cosmos, Mexican aster [2] or cosmea, [3] is a medium-sized flowering herbaceous plant in the daisy family Asteraceae, native to the Americas. The species and its varieties and cultivars are popular as ornamental plants in temperate climate gardens.
Erigeron karvinskianus, the Mexican fleabane, [3] is a species of daisy-like flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Mexico and parts of Central America. Other common names include Latin American fleabane , [ 4 ] Santa Barbara daisy , Spanish daisy , Karwinsky's fleabane , [ 5 ] or bony-tip fleabane .
A ray flower is a two- or three-lobed, strap-shaped, individual flower, found in the head of most members of the Asteraceae. [15] [16] The corolla of the ray flower may have two tiny, vestigial teeth, opposite to the three-lobed strap, or tongue, indicating its evolution by fusion from an ancestral, five-part corolla. In some species, the 3:2 ...
Gaillardia suavis is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, common names pincushion daisy [2] and perfumeballs. [3] It is native to northern Mexico ( Coahuila , Nuevo León , Tamaulipas ) [ 4 ] and the southern Great Plains of the United States ( Kansas , Oklahoma, Texas).
Dahlias are members of the Asteraceae (synonym name: Compositae) family of dicotyledonous plants, [4] its relatives include the sunflower, daisy, chrysanthemum, and zinnia. There are 49 species of dahlia, [ 4 ] with flowers in almost every hue (except blue), with hybrids commonly grown as garden plants.
Calendula (/ k ə ˈ l ɛ n dj uː l ə /) [2] is a genus of about 15–20 species [3] of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae that are often known as marigolds. [4]: 771 They are native to Europe, North Africa, Macaronesia and West Asia, and have their center of diversity in the Mediterranean Region. [5]
Argyranthemum (marguerite, marguerite daisy, dill daisy) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. Members of this genus are sometimes also placed in the genus Chrysanthemum. [2] [3] The genus is endemic to Macaronesia, occurring only on the Canary Islands, the Savage Islands, and Madeira. [4]
This species produces white, funnel-shaped flowers that bloom at night and last until midday, with bent-back flower bracts. The flowers are about 10 centimeters long. Its spherical to elongated fruits are white, yellowish green, to red or dark purple, up to 5 centimeters in diameter, and covered with thorns that shed when ripe. The flesh is red ...