9. Tribe ANTHEMIDEAE

Chrysanthemum sinense Sabine var. vestitum Hemsley, J.
Linn. Soc., Bot. 23: 439. 1888; Dendranthema vestitum (Hemsley)
Y. Ling.
Stems erect, robust. Middle stem leaf blades ovate, broadly
ovate, ovate-lanceolate, suborbicular, or spatulate, 3.5–7 × 2–4
cm. Capitula 2–3 cm in diam.
● Low mountain slopes, hills; 300–1500 m. Anhui, Henan, Hubei,
Shaanxi.
1b. Chrysanthemum vestitum var. latifolium J. Zhou & Jun
Y. Chen, Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 30: 649. 2010.
阔叶毛华菊 kuo ye mao hua ju
Stems sprawling. Middle stem leaf blades orbicular or
ovate-orbicular, 4–7 × 3–5 cm. Capitula 4.5–5 cm in diam.
● Shaded slopes, streamsides; ca. 1500 m. Anhui, ?Henan.
2. Chrysanthemum rhombifolium (Y. Ling & C. Shih) H.
Ohashi & Yonekura, J. Jap. Bot. 79: 190. 2004.
菱叶菊 ling ye ju
Dendranthema rhombifolium Y. Ling & C. Shih, Bull. Bot.
Lab. N. E. Forest. Inst., Harbin 6: 2. 1980.
Subshrubs, ca. 1.5 m tall. Stems and branches densely
white pubescent. Petiole ca. 5 mm; leaf blade rhomboid, 1–1.4
× 0.7–1.5 cm, abaxially white or grayish white, densely and
thickly appressed pubescent, adaxially pale green or grayish
green, sparsely pubescent, base cuneate, obtusely 1-triangular-dentate
or obtusely shallowly lobed on each side. Leaves
near synflorescence elliptic, ovate, or broadly linear, ca. 1 ×
0.5–0.6 cm. Synflorescence a lax terminal cyme. Capitula few.
Involucres cup-shaped, ca. 1 cm in diam.; phyllaries in 4 rows,
scarious margin white or brown, outer ones linear or linear-lanceolate,
3–4 mm, adaxially densely pubescent, middle and inner
ones elliptic, 4–5 mm, middle ones densely pubescent abaxially,
inner ones glabrescent abaxially. Ray floret lamina white, ca. 8
mm, apex 3-denticulate. Achene ca. 1 mm. Fl. and fr. Oct.
● Mountain slopes. NE Chongqing (Wushan).
3. Chrysanthemum indicum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 889. 1753.
野菊 ye ju
Chrysanthemum indicum var. coreanum H. Léveillé; C.
indicum var. edule Kitamura; C. indicum var. hibernum Makino;
C. indicum var. litorale Y. Ling; C. indicum var. lushanense
(Kitamura) Handel-Mazzetti; C. lushanense Kitamura; C.
nankingense Handel-Mazzetti; C. procumbens Loureiro; C.
sabinii Lindley; Dendranthema indicum (Linnaeus) Des Moulins;
D. indicum var. huludaoense G. Y. Zhang, L. J. Yu & Y. J.
Liu; D. nankingense (Handel-Mazzetti) X. D. Cui; Matricaria
indica (Linnaeus) Desrousseaux; Pyrethrum indicum (Linnaeus)
Cassini (1826), not Sims (1813); Tanacetum indicum
(Linnaeus) Schultz Bipontinus.
Herbs, perennial, 0.25–1 m tall, with long or short procumbent
rhizomes. Stems erect or diffuse, branched, sparsely
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pilose. Lower leaves withered at anthesis. Middle stem leaves:
petiole 1–2 cm; leaf blade ovate, long ovate, or elliptic-ovate,
3–7(–10) × 2–4(–7) cm, both surfaces pale green or olive,
sparsely pubescent or less densely so abaxially, pinnatifid, pinnatilobed,
or inconspicuously divided, base truncate, somewhat
cordate or broadly cuneate. Synflorescence a lax terminal
flat-topped cyme. Capitula many or few. Phyllaries in 5
rows, scarious margin broad, white or brown, apex obtuse or
rounded, outer ones ovate or ovate-triangular, 2.5–3 mm,
middle ones ovate, 6–8 mm, inner ones narrowly elliptic, ca.
1.1 cm. Ray floret lamina yellow, 1–1.3 cm, apex entire or 3denticulate.
Achenes 1.5–1.8 mm. Fl. and fr. Jun–Nov. 2n = 18,
35–38, 36*, 40, 54.
Grasslands on mountain slopes, thickets, wet places by rivers,
fields, roadsides, saline places by seashores, under shrubs; 100–2900 m.
Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei, Heilongjiang,
Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Taiwan,
Yunnan [Bhutan, India, Japan, Korea, Nepal, Russia, Uzbekistan].
Chrysanthemum indicum is one of the main parents of the florists’
chrysanthemum, “C. grandiflorum” (see note under genus). The natural
distribution within China is not clear because of confusion with cultivated
plants in the “C. grandiflorum” complex.
4. Chrysanthemum chanetii H. Léveillé, Repert. Spec. Nov.
Regni Veg. 9: 450. 1911.
小红菊 xiao hong ju
Chrysanthemum erubescens Stapf; C. maximoviczianum Y.
Ling; C. maximoviczianum var. aristatomucronatum Y. Ling;
Dendranthema chanetii (H. Léveillé) C. Shih; D. erubescens
(Stapf) Tzvelev.
Herbs, perennial, 15–60 cm tall, with procumbent rhizomes.
Stems erect, branched from base or middle, but usually
apically corymbosely branched, sparsely pubescent especially
below capitula, rarely glabrous. Lower and middle stem leaves:
petiole 3–5 cm; leaf blade reniform, suborbicular, or broadly
ovate, 2–5 cm, ca. as long as wide, both surfaces green, sparsely
pilose or glabrous, base slightly cordate or truncate, palmate or
palmate-pinnate, 3–5-lobed, rarely -partite; lobe margins obtusely
dentate, lateral lobes small, terminal ones large. Upper
stem leaves elliptic or narrowly elliptic, narrowly elliptic or
broadly linear near synflorescence. Synflorescence a terminal
flat-topped cyme. Capitula 3–12. Involucres cup-shaped, 5–15
mm in diam.; phyllaries in 4 or 5 rows, outer ones broadly linear,
5–9 mm, abaxially sparsely villous, margin lacerate, apex
rounded, broadly scarious, middle and inner ones 6–10 mm,
oblanceolate or triangular-ovate to narrowly linear-elliptic, 6–
10 mm, scarious margin white or brown. Ray floret lamina
white, pink, or purple, 1.2–2.2 cm, apex 2- or 3-denticulate.
Achenes ca. 2 mm. Fl. and fr. Jul–Oct. 2n = 36*.
Grasslands, forest margins on mountain slopes, floodlands, by
ditches; 300–2700 m. Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol,
Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Taiwan [Korea, Mongolia, Russia].
The identity of Chrysanthemum sibiricum (Candolle) Fischer ex
Komarov var. sinoalpinum Nakai (J. Jap. Bot. 16: 75. 1940) is not clear.