NOUN | plant | Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum, dusty miller, silver-lace, silver lace, Tanacetum ptarmiciflorum | shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down |
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Meaning | shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum. | |
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Synonyms | dusty miller, silver-lace, silver lace, Tanacetum ptarmiciflorum | |
Member of | Tanacetum, genus Tanacetum | A large genus of plants resembling chrysanthemums |
Broader | composite, composite plant | Considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers |
Spanish | Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum |
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