Dimorphotheca jucunda

Dimorphotheca jucunda
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 E.Phillips
Synonyms[1]
Osteospermum jucundum (E.Phillips) Norl.

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]

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  In the wild in South Africa
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  Close-up of flower
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  At the Gothenburg Botanical Garden
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  Close-up of flower in the wild in Africa

References

1. "Dimorphotheca jucunda E.Phillips". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
2. "Osteospermum jucundum delightful African daisy". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021. Synonyms; Osteospermum barberae
3. "Osteospermum jucundum 'Blackthorn Seedling' African daisy 'Blackthorn Seedling'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
4. "Osteospermum jucundum 'Langtrees' African daisy 'Langtrees'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.