| Osmitopsis afra | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Osmitopsis |
| Species: | O. afra |
| Binomial name | |
| Osmitopsis afra (L.) K.Bremer (1972) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Osmitopsis afra is an Osmitopsis species in the tribe Anthemideae. [2] It is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. [1]
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