Taxon:  Leucanthemum ×superbum (Bergmans ex J. W. Ingram) D. H. Kent



Summary
Genus:
Leucanthemum
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Anthemideae
Subtribe:
Leucantheminae
Nomen number:
318339
Place of publication:
Watsonia 18:89.  1990
Hybrid parentage:
= Leucanthemum lacustre × L. maximum
Verified:
03/15/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
4 (3  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Chrysanthemum ×superbum Bergmans ex J. W. Ingram

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Chrysanthemum maximum hort.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand. Note: mentions
  3. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1509.
  4. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: mentions
  5. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  6. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  7. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: = Chrysanthemum x superbum
  8. Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishShasta daisy as Chrysanthemum x superbum1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: = Chrysanthemum x superbum
Frenchmarguerite d'été  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1509.
GermanGarten-Margerite  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1509.
Portuguese (Brazil)crisântemo  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNotecitation_id
2Cultivated    only cult.0
Cultivated (only cult.)

Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Harmful organism hostcrop diseasesas Chrysanthemum maximumRyder, E. J. 1999. Lettuce, endive and chicory. Crop Prod. Sci. Hort. 9:134. Note: as Chrysanthemum maximum
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=318339. Accessed 10 May 2026.