Dimorphotheca venusta

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Dimorphotheca venusta
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Dimorphotheca
Species:
D. venusta
Binomial name
Dimorphotheca venusta
(Norl.) Norl., (1980)
Synonyms
  • Dimorphotheca montana var. venustaNorl.

Dimorphotheca venusta is a plant belonging to the genus Dimorphotheca . [1] The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs in the Wemmershoek, Du Toitskloof and Hexrivier mountains at altitudes of 600 - 1,800 m. The plant is considered rare. [2] The species was described by Nils Tycho Norlindh in 1980.

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