Dimorphotheca fruticosa

Dimorphotheca fruticosa
Scientific 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.

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