Dimorphotheca pluvialis

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Dimorphotheca pluvialis
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Muizenberg beach in Cape Town
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Dimorphotheca
Species:
D. pluvialis
Binomial name
Dimorphotheca pluvialis
(L.) Moench
Synonyms [1] [2]
  • Calendula decurrensThunb.
  • Calendula hybridaL.
  • Calendula pluvialisL
  • Calendula versicolorSalisb.
  • Dimorphotheca annuaLess.
  • Dimorphotheca calendulacea var. dubiaPhillips
  • Dimorphotheca hybrida(L.) DC.
  • Dimorphotheca incrassataMoench
  • Dimorphotheca leptocarpaDC.
  • Gattenhoffia pluvialisDruce

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]

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