Osmitopsis

Swamp Daisies
Osmitopsis asteriscoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Anthemideae
Genus:	Osmitopsis Cass.
Type species
Osmites asteriscoides [1] L.
Osmitopsis is native to South Africa [2]
Synonyms [2]
Bellidiastrum Less. Bellidiopsis (DC.) Spach Spanotrichum E.Mey. ex DC.

Osmitopsis is a genus of African flowering plants in the chamomile tribe within the daisy family. ^{[1] [3]} The flowers in this genus are known as swamp daisies. ^[4] It is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. ^[2]

Taxonomy

Species

Osmitopsis has nine accepted species: ^{[2] [5]}

• Osmitopsis afra (L.) K.Bremer
• Osmitopsis asteriscoides (L.) Less.
• Osmitopsis dentata (Thunb.) K.Bremer
• Osmitopsis glabra K.Bremer
• Osmitopsis nana Schltr.
• Osmitopsis osmitoides (Less.) K.Bremer
• Osmitopsis parvifolia (DC.) Hofmeyr
• Osmitopsis pinnatifida (DC.) K.Bremer
• Osmitopsis tenuis K.Bremer

References

1. Cassini, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de. 1817. Bulletin des Sciences, par la Societe Philomatique 1817: 154 in French
2. "Osmitopsis Cass". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 24 March 2023.
3. Tropicos, Osmitopsis Cass.
4. "Swamp Daisies - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2025-05-18.
5. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist