Osteospermum spinosum, the type species of the genera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Calenduleae
Genus:
Osteospermum L.
Species
See text
Synonyms[1]
ChrysanthemoidesFabr. (1759)
ErioclineCass. (1819)
InuloidesB.Nord. (2006)
LepisiphonTurcz. (1851)
MoniliferaAdans. (1763), nom. superfl.
MonoculusB.Nord. (2006)
NephrothecaB.Nord. & Källersjö (2006)
NorlindhiaB.Nord. (2006)
OligocarpusLess. (1832)
TripterachaeniumKuntze (1898)
TripterisLess. (1831)
XenismiaDC. (1836)
Osteospermum/ˌɒstiəˈspɜːrməm,-tioʊ-/,[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.
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^"Osteospermum". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2022-08-27.
^Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
^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.
^USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Osteospermum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
^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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