Nipponanthemum nipponicum, commonly called Nippon daisy or Montauk daisy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to coastal regions of Japan but cultivated as an ornamental in other regions.White Flower Farm, Litchfield, ConnecticutTelegraph, Northern Landscape Corporation, Chepachet, Rhode Island It is now naturalized as an escapee along seashores in New York and New Jersey.Conolly, B.H. 2012. Peconic Dunes field trip. Long Island Botanical Society Quarterly Newsletter 22: 32.Gleason, H.A., and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. New York Botanical Garden, New York. It is the only species in the genus Nipponanthemum, formerly considered part of Chrysanthemum.Flora of North America, v 19 p 556.Kitamura, Siro. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 29: 168. 1978.
Nipponanthemum nipponicum is a shrub up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. Most of the alternate leaves are clustered near the top of the stem. Flower heads are up to 8 cm (3 inches) across and are borne singly. Ray flowers are white, disc flowers usually yellow but sometimes red or purple.
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