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Yellow Gazania

Gazania lichtensteinii

Also called Yellow Treasureflower

Yellow Gazania
Photo: Winfried Bruenken (Amrum), CC BY-SA 2.5
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Native range
Namibia to Cape Prov.

About

Gazania lichtensteinii (Afrikaans: geelgousblom, "yellow calendula") is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to South Africa (Western Cape and Northern Cape provinces) and Namibia. On the SANBI Red List, it is listed as "safe".

Where it grows

The distribution of Gazania lichtensteinii extends from southern Namibia, southwards across much of the western half of South Africa, including the Namaqualand, the Tanqua Karoo, the Gamka Karoo and parts of the western Little Karoo.

Other Gazania plants

Gazania ciliaris · Dainty Gazania · Gazania · Treasureflower · Western Beach Gazania · Gazania pectinata · Treasure-flower · Karoo Gazania · Sticky Gazania · Mud Gazania · Gazanias

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gazania lichtensteinii 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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