Arctanthemum integrifolium

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

{{Speciesbox

| image = Chrysanthemum integrifolium 1997-08-05.jpg

| image_caption = Quttinirpaaq National Park, Nunavut

| genus = Arctanthemum

| species = integrifolium

| authority = (Richardson) Tzvelev 1985

| synonyms_ref = [http://www.tropicos.org/Name/50286264 Tropicos, Arctanthemum integrifolium (Richardson) Tzvelev ]

| synonyms =

  • Chrysanthemum integrifolium Richardson 1823
  • Dendranthema integrifolium (Richardson) Tzvelev
  • Hulteniella integrifolia (Richardson) Tzvelev
  • Leucanthemum integrifolium (Richardson) DC.

}}

Arctanthemum integrifolium, the entire-leaved daisy, is a subarctic species of plant in the sunflower family. It grows in Alaska, northern Canada, Peary Land in northern Greenland, and the East Chukotka region of eastern Russia.[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/State/Hulteniella%20integrifolia.png Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map, Hulteniella integrifolia][http://nature.ca/aaflora/data/www/ashuin.htm Aiken, S.G., Dallwitz, M.J., Consaul, L.L., McJannet, C.L., Boles, R.L., Argus, G.W., Gillett, J.M., Scott, P.J., Elven, R., LeBlanc, M.C., Gillespie, L.J., Brysting, A.K., Solstad, H., and Harris, J.G. 2007. Flora of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago: Descriptions, Illustrations, Identification, and Information Retrieval. NRC Research Press, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa. http://nature.ca/aaflora/data][http://nhm2.uio.no/paf/86#paf-861901 Panarctic Flora, 861901 Hulteniella integrifolia (Richardson) Tzvelev]

Description

Arctanthemum integrifolium is a perennial herb, rarely more than {{convert|12|cm|in|abbr=on}} tall, with a woody underground caudex and a basal rosette of leaves. Each plant usually produces only one flower head, blooming in the summer, containing 11–19 white ray flowers surrounding 60–80 yellow disc flowers.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=314106 Flora of North America, Hulteniella Tzvelev 1987.]

Distribution and habitat

This plant grows in alpine zones, found most typically on gravelly sites, arctic tundra, and exposed areas with low organic content, such as rock, sand, or gravel.{{Cite web|url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066971|title=Hulteniella integrifolia in Flora of North America @ efloras.org|website=www.efloras.org|access-date=2019-04-04}} It does not thrive in areas near the sea or where otherwise exposed to salt spray.

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