Common name: Chrysanthemum, Chandramukhi (Manipuri), Gul dawoodi (Urdu)
Botanical name: Dendranthema X grandiflorumFamily:Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Chrysanthemums have dark green, deeply lobed and aromatic leaves with soft
grey undersides. They come in a wide variety of flower shapes, sizes and
colors, from dark burgundy, bronzes and oranges, to lavenders, light pastel
pinks, and whites. The hundreds of cultivars of mums are classified by flower
shape: pompons are double and ball shaped; reflexed are double with downward
curving rays; spiders are double with long tubular, spreading rays; spoons are
semidouble with spoon shaped rays; and there are several other shapes.
Identification credit: Tabish
Photographed in Konark, Orissa
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