Rhodanthemum
{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image = Chrysanthemopsis catananche 3.JPG
|image_caption = R. catananche
|display_parents = 2
|taxon = Rhodanthemum
|authority = B.H.Wilcox, K.Bremer & Humphries
|type_species = Rhodanthemum arundanum
|type_species_authority = (Boiss.) B.H.Wilcox, K.Bremer & Humphries
|subdivision_ranks = Species
|synonyms = *Leucanthemum sect. Rhodanthemum Vogt
- Leucanthemum subg. chrysanthemopsis Maire nom. nud.
}}
Rhodanthemum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, mostly native to exposed rocky places in Northern Africa (Morocco and Algeria). Formerly included in either Chrysanthemum or Leucanthemum, the 10 or 15 species of Rhodanthemum display many similarities to their former congeners, with composite daisy-like flowers. They are mat-forming, prostrate perennials or subshrubs, and some are cultivated as ornamental plants.{{cite book|title=RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants|year=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=978-1405332965|pages=1136}}
Taxonomy
It was described by Balafama Helen Wilcox, Kåre Bremer, and Christopher John Humphries in 1993Rhodanthemum B.H.Wilcox, K.Bremer & Humphries. (n.d.). Plants of the World Online. Retrieved June 1, 2025, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:975143-1 with Rhodanthemum arundanum {{au|(Boiss.) B.H.Wilcox, K.Bremer & Humphries}} as the type species.
=Etymology=
The botanical name comes from the Greek ῥόδον (rose) + ἄνθεμον (flower).{{cite book|last=Harrison|first=Lorraine|title=RHS Latin for gardeners|year=2012|publisher=Mitchell Beazley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=9781845337315|pages=224}}{{cite book|title=Shorter Oxford English dictionary, 6th ed.|year=2007|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=United Kingdom|isbn=978-0199206872|pages=3804}}
=Species=
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- Rhodanthemum arundanum {{au|(Boiss.) B.H.Wilcox, K.Bremer & Humphries}}
- Rhodanthemum atlanticum {{au|(Ball) B.H.Wilcox, K.Bremer & Humphries}}
- Rhodanthemum briquetii {{au|(Maire) B.H.Wilcox, K.Bremer & Humphries}}
- Rhodanthemum catananche {{au|(Ball) B.H.Wilcox, K.Bremer & Humphries}}
- Rhodanthemum depressum {{au|(Ball) B.H.Wilcox, K.Bremer & Humphries}}
- Rhodanthemum gayanum {{au|(Coss. & Durieu) B.H.Wilcox, K.Bremer & Humphries}}
- Rhodanthemum hosmariense {{au|(Ball) B.H.Wilcox, K.Bremer & Humphries}}
- Rhodanthemum ifniense {{au|(Font Quer) Ibn Tattou}}
- Rhodanthemum laouense {{au|Vogt}}
- Rhodanthemum maresii {{au|(Coss.) B.H.Wilcox, K.Bremer & Humphries}}
- Rhodanthemum maroccanum {{au|(Batt.) B.H.Wilcox, K.Bremer & Humphries}}
- Rhodanthemum mesatlanticum {{au|(Emb. & Maire) B.H.Wilcox, K.Bremer & Humphries}}
- Rhodanthemum pseudocatananche {{au|(Maire) B.H.Wilcox, K.Bremer & Humphries}}
- Rhodanthemum × pseudoredieri {{au|Flor.Wagner, Vogt & Oberpr.}}
- Rhodanthemum quezelii {{au|Dobignard & Duret}}
- Rhodanthemum redieri {{au|(Maire) B.H.Wilcox, K.Bremer & Humphries}}
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Distribution
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