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	Asteriscus maritimus  LESS.

Fam.: Asteraceae / Composite Fam.

Synon.:  Pallenis maritima  (L.) GREUTER

Genus:  Asteriscus  MILL.,  Pallenis  CASS.

Authors:
	LESS.:		Christian Friedrich Lessing (1809 - 1862), German physician and botanist
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
	GREUTER:		Werner Rodolfo Greuter (1938 - ), Swiss botanist
	MILL.:		Philip Miller (1691 - 1771), English gardener
	CASS.:		Alexandre Henri Gabriel de Cassini (1781 - 1832), French botanist

Etymology:
	Asteriscus:		diminutive of aster = star
	maritimus:		from the sea
	Pallenis:		palea = chaff (bottom of fruit)

Fig. 1:  Asteriscus maritimus / Beach Daisy Corsica, Bonifacio 1.6.2010

Fig. 2:  Asteriscus maritimus / Beach Daisy Corsica, Bonifacio 1.6.2010

Fig. 3:  Asteriscus maritimus / Beach Daisy Corsica, Bonifacio 1.6.2010

Fig. 4:  Asteriscus maritimus / Beach Daisy Corsica, Bonifacio 1.6.2010

Fig. 5:  Asteriscus maritimus / Beach Daisy Majorca, Punta de n'Amer 25.4.2011

Fig. 6:  Asteriscus maritimus / Beach Daisy Majorca, Punta de n'Amer 25.4.2011

Fig. 7:  Asteriscus maritimus / Beach Daisy Majorca, Punta de n'Amer 25.4.2011

Fig. 8:  Asteriscus maritimus / Beach Daisy Tunisia, Kelibia 16.3.1997

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