Leucanthemum paludosum, (Poiret) Bonnet & Barratte

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1976, Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae), Cambridge University Press : 177

12. L. paludosum (Poiret) Bonnet & Barratte , Cat. Rais. Pl. Vase. Tunisie 221 (1896)

( Chrysanthemum paludosum Poiret , Hymenostemma fontanesii Willk. ).

Glabrous annual. Stems 5-15(-20) cm, branched. Basal leaves obovate-spathulate; lower cauline leaves oblong-cuneate, petiolate, the petiole-base auriculate; middle and upper cauline leaves oblong to lanceolate; all leaves incise-dentate to pinnatifid. Capitula 2-3 cm in diameter; ligules pale yellow or whitish with a yellowish base; tubular florets zygomorphic, 2- to 3-lobed. Achenes with 7-10 slender ribs, those of ligulate florets with a corona. S. & S.E. Spain', S. Portugal', Islas Baléares. BI Hs Lu.

Anomalous in the genus in Europe by its habit and flowercolour, showing affinities with a group of species from N. Africa.