Arctanthemum integrifolium

Arctanthemum integrifolium, the entire-leaved daisy, is a subarctic species of plant in the sunflower family. It grows in Alaska, northern Canada, Peary Land in northern Greenland, and the East Chukotka region of eastern Russia.^[2][3][4]

Arctanthemum integrifolium
Quttinirpaaq National Park, Nunavut
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Arctanthemum
Species:	A. integrifolium
Binomial name
Arctanthemum integrifolium (Richardson) Tzvelev 1985
Synonyms[1]
Chrysanthemum integrifolium Richardson 1823 Dendranthema integrifolium (Richardson) Tzvelev Hulteniella integrifolia (Richardson) Tzvelev Leucanthemum integrifolium (Richardson) DC.

Description

Arctanthemum integrifolium is a perennial herb, rarely more than 12 cm (4.7 in) tall, with a woody underground caudex and a basal rosette of leaves. Each plant usually produces only one flower head, blooming in the summer, containing 11–19 white ray flowers surrounding 60–80 yellow disc flowers.^[5]

Distribution and habitat

This plant grows in alpine zones, found most typically on gravelly sites, arctic tundra, and exposed areas with low organic content, such as rock, sand, or gravel.^[6] It does not thrive in areas near the sea or where otherwise exposed to salt spray.^[6]