Chrysanthemum pacificum, commonly called gold and silver chrysanthemum,[1] is a flowering plant in the aster family. It is native to Japan, where it is endemic to the island of Honshū. Its natural habitat is along the Pacific coast, where it often grows on ocean cliffs.[2][3]

Chrysanthemum pacificum
Wild specimen on cliffs in Miura, Japan
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Chrysanthemum
Species:	C. pacificum
Binomial name
Chrysanthemum pacificum Nakai
Synonyms
Ajania pacifica (Nakai) K. Bremer & Humphries Dendranthema pacificum (Nakai) Kitam.

It is a showy plant, blooming in late fall and producing yellow heads of flowers.[1] It was introduced into U.S. gardening catalogs in 1989,[4] and has been in cultivation in Japan since an early date.[3]

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  Overhead view of flowers in cultivation

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