Biology:Dimorphotheca pluvialis
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Dimorphotheca pluvialis | |
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| Muizenberg beach in Cape Town | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Dimorphotheca |
| Species: | D. pluvialis
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| Binomial name | |
| Dimorphotheca pluvialis (L.) Moench
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| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Dimorphotheca pluvialis, common names white African daisy, Cape marigold, weather prophet,[3] Cape rain-daisy,[4] ox-eye daisy,[5] Cape daisy[5] or rain daisy,[5] is a plant species native to South Africa and Namibia.[5] It is sparingly naturalized in scattered locations in California .[6][7]
Dimorphotheca pluvialis is an annual herb up to 40 cm (16 in) tall. It has long, narrow leaves, sometimes entire but sometimes toothed or pinnately lobed. Ray flowers are white to yellowish, sometimes with blue or purple markings. Disc flowers are usually white to yellowish with purple tips.[5][6][8][9]
References
- ↑ Tropicos
- ↑ The Plant List
- ↑ "Dimorphotheca pluvialis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=DIPL4. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ (xls) BSBI List 2007, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, https://bsbi.org/download/3542/, retrieved 2014-10-17
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "Dimorphotheca pluvialis". http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantcd/dimorthothecapluvialis.htm.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Flora of North America Dimorphotheca pluvialis
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Moench, Conrad. Methodus Plantas Horti Botanici et Agri Marburgensis : a staminum situ describendi 585. 1794.
- ↑ Plantzafrica, Dimorphotheca pluvialis (L) Moench, Common Names: Ox-eye daisy, Rain Daisy, Cape Daisy, Witbotterblom
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q13036412 entry
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