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Dimorphotheca venusta

Dimorphotheca venusta is a plant belonging to the genus Dimorphotheca. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs in the Wemmershoek, Du Toitskloof and Hexrivier mountains at altitudes of 600 - 1,800 m. The plant is considered rare. The species was described by Nils Tycho Norlindh in 1980.

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Dimorphotheca venusta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Dimorphotheca
Species:
D. venusta
Binomial name
Dimorphotheca venusta
(Norl.) Norl., (1980)
Synonyms

Dimorphotheca montana var. venusta Norl.

Dimorphotheca venusta is a plant belonging to the genus Dimorphotheca.1 The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs in the Wemmershoek, Du Toitskloof and Hexrivier mountains at altitudes of 600 - 1,800 m. The plant is considered rare.2 The species was described by Nils Tycho Norlindh in 1980.

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