Dimorphotheca jucunda
Dimorphotheca jucunda, the delightful African daisy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini, and introduced to Ireland and Tasmania.[1] As its synonym Osteospermum jucundum, it and two of its cultivars, 'Blackthorn Seedling' and 'Langtrees' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2][3][4]
- In the wild in South Africa
- Close-up of flower
- At the Gothenburg Botanical Garden
- Close-up of flower in the wild in Africa
Dimorphotheca jucunda | |
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At the University of Oxford Botanic Garden | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Dimorphotheca |
Species: | D. jucunda |
Binomial name | |
Dimorphotheca jucunda | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Osteospermum jucundum (E.Phillips) Norl. |
References
- "Dimorphotheca jucunda E.Phillips". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- "Osteospermum jucundum delightful African daisy". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
Synonyms; Osteospermum barberae
- "Osteospermum jucundum 'Blackthorn Seedling' African daisy 'Blackthorn Seedling'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- "Osteospermum jucundum 'Langtrees' African daisy 'Langtrees'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
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