Botanical and genetic information of Chrysanthemum

Botanical Name: Chrysanthemum morifolium

Family: Asteraceae

Plant Description:

• It is a partly woody erect perennial herb or sub shrub upto 1m in height with alternate thick leaves.
• The inflorescence consists of many flower heads.
• Each flower head has numerous florets - the disk florets and ray florets.

Centre of Origin: Europe and Asia

Pollination System: Cross pollinated

Chromosome No. : 2n=36, 45, 47, 51