Taxon: Lonas annua (L.) Vines & Druce

Genus:

Lonas

Family:

Asteraceae (alt.Compositae)

Subfamily:

Asteroideae

Tribe:

Anthemideae

Nomen number:

310514

Place of publication:

Acc. Morison. herb. 71. 1914

Link to protologue:

Typification:

Name Verified on:

15-mar-2012 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last Changed: 15-mar-2012

Species priority site is:

Accessions:

0 in National Plant Germplasm System

Synonyms:

(=) Achillea inodora L.
(=) Lonas inodora (L.) Gaertn.
Basionym: Santolina annua L.

Common names:

African daisy (Source: BSBI) - English
yellow-ageratum (Source: Zander Ency) - English
agérate jaune (Source: Zander Ency) - French
gelber Leberbalsam (Source: Zander Ency) - German
kransgull (Source: Kulturvaxtdatabas) - Swedish

Economic Importance:

Environmental: ornamental (fide Zander ed13)

Distributional Range:

Native

Africa

NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia

Europe

SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Italy [Sicily]

Cultivated

(also cult.)

Adventive

Europe

MIDDLE EUROPE: Germany

Naturalized

Europe

SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France

References:

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource on www.skud.info). 2012 (Kulturvaxtdatabas)
Botanical Society of the British Isles BSBI taxon database (on-line resource). (BSBI)
Erhardt, W. et al. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. 2008 (Zander Ency)
Euro+Med Editorial Committee Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). (EuroMed Plantbase)
Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire Catalogue des plantes du Maroc. 1931-1941 (L Maroc)
Quézel, P. & S. Santa Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie. 1962-1963 (F Alger)
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea. 1964-1980 (F Eur)

Check other web resources for Lonas annua (L.) Vines & Druce :

Flora Europaea: Database of European Plants (ESFEDS)
Euro+Med Plantbase: Information Resource for Euro-Mediterranean Plant Diversity
ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://germoplasma.iniaf.gob.bo/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=310514. Accessed 6 junio 2026.