Biology:Euryops chrysanthemoides
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Euryops |
| Species: | E. chrysanthemoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Euryops chrysanthemoides (DC.) B.Nord.
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| Synonyms | |
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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]
Description
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It is a compact, densely branched, leafy, evergreen shrub, 0.5 to 2m in height. The leaf surface is smooth and green. The species was moved to Euryops from the genus Gamolepis on the basis of chromosome counts.[2]
Distribution
Euryops chrysanthemoides is indigenous to southern Africa, where it occurs in the Eastern Cape, along the coast and inland, to KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Eswatini. 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 ruderal weed in New South Wales, although it is not invasive 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". University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Archived from the original on May 24, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060524014206/http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/shrubs/GAMCHRA.PDF. 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.
- ↑ Harden, Gwen J.; editor (1993). Flora of New South Wales. University of New South Wales Press. ISBN 0-86840-172-2.
Wikidata ☰ Q5414066 entry
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