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Dimorphotheca fruticosa

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.

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Dimorphotheca fruticosa
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. fruticosa
Binomial name
Dimorphotheca fruticosa
L. DC. (1838)
Synonyms1
  • Calendula fruticosa L. (1760)
  • Blaxium decumbens Cass. (1824)
  • Calendula diffusa Salisb. (1796)
  • Osteospermum fruticosum (L.) (Norl.)
  • Osteospermum riparium O.Hoffm. (1898)

Dimorphotheca fruticosa, is a species of perennial herb native to coastal areas of South Africa.234 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.5

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References

  1. Dimorphotheca fruticosa (L.) DC. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  2. "Dimorphotheca fruticosa". ucjeps.berkeley.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  3. "Calendula fruticosa in Global Plants on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  4. "Dimorphotheca fruticosa | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Archived from the original on 2021-07-03. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  5. Howell, Clayson (2008). Consolidated list of environmental weeds in New Zealand (PDF). Wellington, N.Z.: Science & Technical Pub., Dept. of Conservation. p. 37. ISBN 9780478144123. Retrieved 16 May 2016.