Asteraceae
Max chrysanthemum
Leucanthemum maximum
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Leucanthemum
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Common names
By language (11)
- Armenian
- Քրիզանթեմ խոշորածաղիկ
- Belarusian
- Нівянік найвялікшы
- Chinese
- 大滨菊, 大濱菊, 野滨菊
- Czech
- Kopretina velkokvětá
- Dutch
- Reuzenmargriet
- English
- Max chrysanthemum
- Finnish
- Isopäivänkakkara
- German
- Großblumige Garten-Margerite
- Russian
- Нивяник наибольший
- Turkish
- Margrit papatya
- Walloon
- Grande magrite des cortis
Synonyms
- Chrysanthemum burbankii Makino
- Chrysanthemum grandiflorum Lapeyr.
- Chrysanthemum leucanthemum subsp. maximum (Ramond) P.Fourn.
- Chrysanthemum maximum Ramond
- Leucanthemum vulgare subsp. maximum (Ramond) O.Bolòs & Vigo
- Matricaria maxima (Ramond) Poir.
- Phalacrodiscus maximus (Ramond) Less.
- Pontia grandis Bubani
- Tanacetum maximum (Ramond) Sch.Bip.
Flowers
- In flower
- February, April to August, October (from 124 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JackyM59, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Luzula, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: philippe chateauvieux, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Connor Sydney (Squid), CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: eric nectar, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.