What is this flower?

United States
September 7, 2017 2:08am CST
I got an oil painting which is about a kin of golden flower, I wonder what's the name of this flower, sunflower, chrysanthemum or anything else?
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@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
7 Sep 17
I think I would call it a chrysanthemum rather than a sunflower. It's very stylised but it has many petals in layers around a small, yellow centre rather than just one layer of yellow petals round a dark centre. The leaves are somewhat different from the chrysanthemum leaves I'm familiar with but that may be something to do with 'artist's licence'! It's a very attractive picture. If you have it as shown in the photo, I suggest that it needs to be mounted and stretched over a suitable wooden frame (and some of the top border trimmed off).
Sarah
@Saraneo (37)
• United States
7 Sep 17
Maybe you are right, and the more I stare at it, the less I believe it's sunflower.
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@Behindtheguitarbar (2831)
• Guangdong, China
7 Sep 17
chrysanthemum I think
Sarah
@Saraneo (37)
• United States
7 Sep 17
Okay, I agree with you, it's really more chrysanthemum rather than sunflower.