Osteospermum

Osteospermum
Osteospermum spinosum, the type species of the genera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Calenduleae
Genus: Osteospermum
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Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Chrysanthemoides Fabr. (1759)
  • Eriocline Cass. (1819)
  • Inuloides B.Nord. (2006)
  • Lepisiphon Turcz. (1851)
  • Monilifera Adans. (1763), nom. superfl.
  • Monoculus B.Nord. (2006)
  • Nephrotheca B.Nord. & Källersjö (2006)
  • Norlindhia B.Nord. (2006)
  • Oligocarpus Less. (1832)
  • Tripterachaenium Kuntze (1898)
  • Tripteris Less. (1831)
  • Xenismia DC. (1836)

Osteospermum /ˌɒstiəˈspɜːrməm, -ti-/,[2][3] is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the Calenduleae, one of the smaller tribes of the sunflower/daisy family Asteraceae.[4] They are known as the daisybushes[5] or African daisies.[6] Its species have been given several common names, including African daisy, South African daisy, Cape daisy and blue-eyed daisy.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference POWO_10323-1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Osteospermum". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2022-08-27.
  3. ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
  4. ^ Wood, A.R.; Nordenstam, B. (December 2003). "An interesting new species of Osteospermum (Asteraceae–Calenduleae) from the Western Cape Province, South Africa, providing a link to the genus Chrysanthemoides". South African Journal of Botany. 69 (4): 572–578. doi:10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30297-0.
  5. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Osteospermum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  6. ^ Rhoades, Heather (28 June 2021). "Growing Osteospermum: How To Care For African Daisies". Gardening Know How. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

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