Rocky dendranthema is an East Asian mountain perennial with white or pale pink, daisy-like flower heads. Its native range spans Korea, northern and central China, and the southern Russian Far East; it is not native to the United States.
Appearance
Appearance
The Korean mountain form has narrow, deeply divided leaves and a white flower head held singly at the tip of a stem.
Growth form
It is a perennial that spreads by underground stems. Korean plants reach about 8 in (20 cm); plants in Russia's Primorye region have been described at up to 20 in (50 cm).
Flowering time
On Hallasan in Korea, the narrowly defined Korean form flowers in October and November.
Where it lives
Typical habitats
rocky mountain slopes
high mountain sites
Range
The species is native from the southern Russian Far East through Korea to northern and central China.
Preferred conditions
On Hallasan in Korea, plants grow in exposed rock cracks and fields of loose stones near mountain summits.
Life cycle
Reproduction
It spreads by slender underground stems and returns to flower over multiple years.
Name and classification
About the name
Halla dendranthema was also called Dendranthema coreanum. Some classifications include it in Chrysanthemum oreastrum.
Conservation
IUCN Red List
NENot Evaluated·Not yet assessed
Status
South Korea assesses the narrowly defined Halla dendranthema as Endangered.