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Dimorphotheca fruticosa

Dimorphotheca fruticosa
Photo: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal
Climate
subtropical

About

Dimorphotheca fruticosa, is a species of perennial herb native to coastal areas of South Africa. It is commonly known as trailing African daisy, and by its synonym Osteospermum fruticosum.

It has been classified as a weed in New Zealand where it is now a widespread coastal plant, particularly in the North Island.

Other Dimorphotheca plants

Pointed Rain Daisy · Eastern Cape Rain Daisy · Longstem Rain Daisy · Chrysanth Rain Daisy · Bride's Bouquet · Dimorphotheca dregei · Vanstaden's River Daisy · Osteospermum · Mountain Rain Daisy · African Oxeye · Weather prophet · Glandular Cape marigold

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dimorphotheca fruticosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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