Chrysanthemum coronarium - Crown Daisy

One of the most-loved of the common Mediterranean wildflowers, the Crown Daisy flowers throughout the region on roadsides and in abandoned farmland. Crown Daisy is a member of the Daisy (Asteraceae) family and flowers from March right through until September. The flowers are usually yellow and white (as above), but are sometimes completely yellow.

This specimen was photographed in the Algarve in March.