anacyclus

Anacyclus is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae described by Linnaeus in 1753. Annuals or herbaceous perennials, they are cultivated for their fern-like leaves on creeping, radiating stems and daisy-like flowers. They are frost-hardy but may tolerate winter temperatures below −5 °C (23 °F) if grown in well-drained soil.Anacyclus are native to stony or sandy slopes in southern and western Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.The roots of A. pyrethrum are known as pellitory in Europe and ...