| Dimorphotheca cuneata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Dimorphotheca |
| Species: | D. cuneata |
| Binomial name | |
| Dimorphotheca cuneata | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Dimorphotheca cuneata, the rain flower or white bietou, is a plant species native to the Cape Provinces and Free State of South Africa (Fynbos, Succulent Karoo, Nama Karoo, etc.). [2] as well as the Botswana and Namibia. [3] It is also widely grown as an ornamental and reportedly sparingly naturalized in Gila County in the US State of Arizona. [4] [5]
Dimorphotheca cuneata is a subshrub that, in its natural habitat, will grow to be 100 cm (40 inches) tall. Cultivated specimens may measure 150 cm (60 inches). Leaves are long and narrow, with a few large teeth on the edges, giving off a strong scent when crushed. Wild flower heads have white ray florets and yellow disc florets, but this can vary in garden cultivars. [2]
