Osteospermum calendulaceum
Osteospermum calendulaceum is a plant in the Asteraceae family.[1] It was first described in 1782 by Carl Linnaeus the Younger.[1][4] In 1832, Christian Friedrich Lessing assigned it to the genus Oligocarpus in his Synopsis Generum Compositarum.[1][2]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Tribe: | Calenduleae |
Genus: | Osteospermum |
Species: | O. calendulaceum |
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In South Africa, it is native to the Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces, and Eswatini. It has been introduced into Hawaii, and Australia, where it is found in South Australia and Western Australia.[3][5] In Australia, it is an agricultural weed, and found mainly in arid areas on lagoon shores, and on plains.[5]
References
- "Oligocarpus calendulaceus". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- Chr. Fr. Lessing (1832), Synopsis Generum Compositarum (in Latin), unknown, p. 90, doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.51470, Wikidata Q6136846
- "Osteospermum calendulaceum L.f. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- Linnaeus, C. [filius] (1782), Supplementum Plantarum, p. 386
- A. Ghafoor (2020). "Oligocarpus calendulaceus". Flora of Australia. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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