Latin name: Glebionis coronaria L.
  Pronunciation: gleb-ee-OWN-is kor-on-AIR-ee-a

  Common name: Garland chrysanthemum
  Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
  Habitat: Common escape from cultivation in waste
  places, coastal urban areas, roadsides, vacant lots,
  most often seen as a planted ornamental, native to
  the Mediterranean region

  Blooming period: April to August
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Glebionis
  2) coronaria

  Formerly Chrysanthemum coronarium
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