Missouri Plants Chrysanthemum   (Chrysanthemum sp.) Tracheophyta: Angiosperm: Dicot: Daisy (Asteraceae) Non-native, from Asia Habitat: gardens. ID Features: bright showy many-petaled flowers in the fall. Natural History: Mums are perennial plants growing in gardens across North America. They flower in the fall in a variety of colors.
The information is from: Missouri Wildflowers by Edgar Denison, 5th Edition, Missouri Department of Conservation, ©1998.