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Dimorphotheca fruticosa

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Perennial herb native to South Africa

Dimorphotheca fruticosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Dimorphotheca
Species: D. fruticosa
Binomial name
Dimorphotheca fruticosa
L. DC. (1838)
Synonyms
  • 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. 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.

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.
Taxon identifiers
Dimorphotheca fruticosa
Osteospermum fruticosum
Calendula fruticosa
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