Osteospermum

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

Osteospermum
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
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Species

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Synonyms
  • 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)
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