Dimorphotheca jucunda E.Phillips is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Dimorphotheca jucunda E.Phillips

Dimorphotheca jucunda E.Phillips

Dimorphotheca jucunda, the delightful African daisy, is an Asteraceae flowering plant native to southern Africa and widely cultivated.

Family
Genus
Dimorphotheca
Order
Asterales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Dimorphotheca jucunda E.Phillips

Dimorphotheca jucunda, commonly called the delightful African daisy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. This plant is native to South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini, and has been introduced to Ireland and Tasmania. When listed under its synonym Osteospermum jucundum, the species itself and two of its cultivars, 'Blackthorn Seedling' and 'Langtrees', have earned the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Dimorphotheca

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