Euryops chrysanthemoides
Euryops chrysanthemoides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Tribe: | Senecioneae |
Genus: | Euryops |
Species: | E. chrysanthemoides |
Binomial name | |
Euryops chrysanthemoides (DC.) B.Nord. | |
Synonyms | |
Gamolepis chrysanthemoides DC. |
Euryops chrysanthemoides (with the common names African bush daisy or bull's-eye) is a small shrub native to Southern Africa that is also grown as a horticultural specimen in tropical to subtropical regions around the world.[1] It occurs in the Eastern Cape, along the coast and inland, to KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Swaziland. It is usually found on forest edges, in riverine bush and in ravines, as well as in coastal scrub, grassland and disturbed areas. It is a compact, densely branched, leafy, evergreen shrub, 0.5 to 2m in height. The species was moved to Euryops from the genus Gamolepis on the basis of chromosome counts.[2] It is a ruderal weed in New South Wales, although it is not weedy in all places where it is cultivated or has naturalized.[3]
References
- ↑ Gilman, Edward F.; Linda Landrum (October 1999). "Gamolepis chrysanthemoides Fact Sheet FPS-220" (PDF). University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 24, 2006. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- ↑ Ornduff, Robert; Peter H. Raven; Donald W. Kyhos; A. R. Kruckeberg (February 1963). "Chromosome Numbers in Compositae. III. Senecioneae". American Journal of Botany. American Journal of Botany, Vol. 50, No. 2. 50 (2): 131–139. doi:10.2307/2439846. JSTOR 2439846.
- ↑ Harden, Gwen J.; editor (1993). Flora of New South Wales. University of New South Wales Press. ISBN 0-86840-172-2.
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