Ismelia carinata, the tricolour chrysanthemum,[2] tricolor daisy,[3] or annual chrysanthemum, is an ornamental plant native to north Africa that is cultivated as a garden plant and grows as a weed in California.[4] It is the sole species in the genus Ismelia. It has been hybridized with related Argyranthemum species to create cultivars of garden marguerites.[5]

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Ismelia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Anthemideae
Genus: Ismelia
Cass.
Species:
I. carinata
Binomial name
Ismelia carinata
Synonyms[1]
  • Chrysanthemum assakae Caball.
  • Chrysanthemum carinatum Schousb. 1800
  • Glebionis carinata (Schousb.) Tzvelev
  • Ismelia versicolor Cass.
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