Rhodanthemum hosmariense

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|genus = Rhodanthemum

|species = hosmariense

|authority = (Ball) B.H.Wilcox, K.Bremer & Humphries

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Rhodanthemum hosmariense, the Moroccan daisy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. It is a bushy, prostrate subshrub growing to {{convert|30|cm|0|abbr=on}} tall and broad, with deeply divided silvery leaves and solitary, daisy-like, composite flower-heads in summer.{{cite book|title=RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants|year=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=978-1405332965|page=1136}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hardy-plant.org.uk/plantmonth/2012/april.htm |title=Hardy Plant Society - Plant of the Month |publisher=Hardy-plant.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2013-03-05}}

It is suitable for cultivation in an alpine garden or alpine house, where it is useful as groundcover. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.{{cite web|url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/41739/Rhodanthemum-hosmariense/Details |title=RHS Plant Selector Rhodanthemum hosmariense AGM / RHS Gardening |publisher=Apps.rhs.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2021-02-26}}

Taxonomy

This is one of a group of plants which have been intensively studied, with considerable debate as to their correct parentage. As a result, an unusually large number of synonyms exists, including the following:-

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  • Chrysanthemopsis hosmariense
  • Chrysanthemum hosmariense
  • Chrysanthemum maresii
  • Chrysanthemum maresii var. hosmariense

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  • Leucanthemopsis hosmariensis
  • Leucanthemum hosmariense
  • Pyrethropsis hosmariense
  • Pyrethropsis maresii var. hosmariense

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