#244 chrysanthemum

chrysanthemum- widely cultivated flower

C16 from Latin- marigold, from Greek khrusanthemon, from khrusos gold + anthemon flower

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It ranks as the national flower of Japan, where special attention is paid to its cultivation and variation, and where an open 16-petaled chrysanthemum is the imperial emblem.

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