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Chrysanthemum is mainly grown in Madhupur and Deoghar districts (Bihar); Anand, Vadodara, Surat, Navsari and Valsad (Gujarat); Bangalore, Dharwad, Belgaum, Hosur and Malur (Karnataka); Indore, Ratlam and Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh); Ahmednagar and Pune (Maharashtra); Ajmer, Pushkar; Udaipur and Kota (Rajasthan) and Madurai, Chingleput and Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)

Botanical Name : Chrysanthemum morif olium

Family : Asteraceae

Plant Discription : It is a partly woody erect perennial herb or sub shrub upto 1m in height with alternate thick leaves.

The inflorescence consists of many flower heads. Each flower head has numerous florets - the disk florets and ray florets.

Centre of Origin : Northern hemisphere mainly europe and asia

Pollination System : Cross pollinated

Chromosome No. : 2n=36,45,47,51

Botanical Name : Chrysanthemum morifolium

Family : Asteraceae

Plant Discription : It is a partly woody erect perennial herb or sub shrub upto 1m in height with alternate thick leaves.

The inflorescence consists of many flower heads. Each flower head has numerous florets - the disk florets and ray florets.

Centre of Origin : Northern hemisphere mainly europe and asia

Pollination System : Cross pollinated

Chromosome No. : 2n=36,45,47,51